In order to add a machine to the Active Directory (Domain) or to allow you machine to speak with a Domain Controller you will need to open the following ports,
LDAP – TCP+UDP/389
DNS – UDP/53
SMB – UDP/138
SMB – TCP/445
Kerberos – UDP/88
Rick Donato is a Network Automation Architect/Evangelist and the founder of Packet Coders.
Latest posts by Rick Donato (see all)
- NETCONF & YANG: Automate Network Configs via Python - April 2, 2026
- Palo Alto – How to Configure Your Next-Generation Firewall - April 2, 2026
- Fortinet– How to configure NTP on FortiGate - January 13, 2026
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