WHATPORT(6001) whatport.net WHATPORT(6001)
6001

X11 (display :1)

The second X display — very often an Xvnc or Xvfb server rather than a physical screen.

TCP IANA registry

Description

6001 is display :1 inside IANA's 6000-6063 x11 range. On a workstation it is the second X server; far more often it belongs to a headless one — Xvfb for CI screenshot jobs, or the X server side of a VNC session started as vncserver :1, which pairs it with RFB on 5901. Scan data shows it open slightly more often than 6000, which fits the headless-server pattern.

Exposed to the internet?

Do not expose

Same protocol, same problem: a connected client can screenshot and inject input. Bind the X server to localhost and reach it over SSH forwarding or through the VNC layer, not directly.

Check it yourself

$ xdpyinfo -display TARGET:1

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