WHATPORT(6646) whatport.net WHATPORT(6646)
6646

Unassigned

Unassigned at IANA, but seen open more often than its neighbours in Nmap's scan data.

TCP IANA registry

Description

IANA lists the block 6641-6652 as Unassigned, so 6646 has no registered service. Nmap's service database gives it no name either, yet records it with an open-frequency an order of magnitude above the surrounding unnamed ports — meaning real software binds it in the field without any registration behind it. Endpoint-security agents are the usual suspects on Windows hosts, but no vendor documentation pins the port down, so identify the owning process rather than guessing from a name table.

Exposed to the internet?

Expose with care

An unregistered port that is nevertheless commonly open is exactly the kind of listener worth naming before you leave it reachable.

Check it yourself

$ sudo lsof -nP -iTCP:6646 -sTCP:LISTEN

See also

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