2 entries are registered on port 1716. It is a registered port (1024–49151) — IANA records an assignee, but nothing stops other software from listening here, which is why the number carries more than one entry.
services registered on this number
2 transports in use
entries encrypted on the wire
1 of 2 iana-registered
| port | service | proto | category | risk | views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :1716 | America's Army MMO | TCP | Network Services | caution | 12.6k |
| :1716 | xmsg | TCPUDP | — | safe | 0 |
Port 1716 is primarily associated with America's Army, a massively multiplayer online game developed by the U.S. Army to provide a virtual military simulation experience. It facilitates game data transmission, synchronization, and player communications during online gameplay sessions. Use of this port is generally essential for smooth interaction between game servers and clients.
port 1716 as America's Army MMO →xmsg is an obscure TCP/UDP service assignment held by Mark E Fogle, with no documented public deployment.
port 1716 as xmsg →The registry says what 1716 is registered to. What is listening on it right now is decided by the host, and only the host can be asked. Each of these prints the process behind the socket.
ss -ltnp | grep ':1716\b'lsof -nP -iTCP:1716 -sTCP:LISTENnetstat -ano | findstr :1716On Linux and Windows the process name comes back with the socket; on macOS lsof needs sudo to name a process that isn't yours. Match what it prints against the 2 entries above.
A port number is not a service. Anything may listen on 1716 — what you actually met is decided by the host, not the registry. If a service is missing here, it belongs in the registry.
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