Selecting the classic syslog port | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

109.1Standard

Identify the traditional transport and well-known port for remote classic syslog.

Which pairing is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on protocol layers

Separate addressing, transport reliability, diagnostic messages, and application ports before comparing the choices.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of network protocol layers and diagnostic roles.

syslog: A mechanism for collecting and forwarding host and service log messages.
UDP: The connectionless transport traditionally used by classic syslog.
TCP: A transport that can improve delivery reliability for syslog.
162: The standard port number for SNMP trap receivers.
465: A representative port for implicit-TLS mail submission.
514: The traditional well-known port number for classic syslog.

Detailed explanation

IncorrectUDP 162

Incorrect. UDP 162 is SNMP traps.

IncorrectTCP 465

Incorrect. TCP 465 is implicit-TLS mail submission.

IncorrectUDP 636

Incorrect. LDAPS uses TCP 636.

CorrectUDP 514

Correct. Classic syslog commonly uses UDP 514.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

python3 -c "import socket; print(socket.getservbyname('syslog','udp'))"

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-109-792

EnvironmentPython 3 socket service database

Last technical review2026-08-13

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