Port 2127INDEX-PC-WB

INDEX-PC-WB is an obscure service assignment on TCP and UDP port 2127 with no documented public protocol.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 1/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :2127

INDEX-PC-WB is registered on port :2127 over tcp and udp to James David Fisher. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.

In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :2127

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2127'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2127

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2127

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2127 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2127 <host>

run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.

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Security Information

exposure of :2127

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

official

registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number

reachable over

tcp · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :2127 yet

known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2127
service: INDEX-PC-WB
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns TCP and UDP port 2127 to the service name INDEX-PC-WB. The assignment is registered to James David Fisher, but no public implementation or deployment context is recorded.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-02
updated: 2026-09-02
references: IANA service name registry — port 2127

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2127. Every field on it is editable — change what's wrong, say how you know, and a reviewer publishes it, usually within a minute. Last touched 2026-09-02.

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ports registered around :2127, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:2105	eklogin Kerberos Remote Login	TCPUDP	Security	safe	22.1k
:2083	cPanel SSL	TCPtls	Web Services	safe	20.3k
:2105	Zephyr Notification Service (hm-serv)	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	19.0k
:2082	Infowave Mobility	TCP	Network Services	caution	17.7k
:2087	WHM SSL	TCPtls	Web Services	caution	17.7k
:2096	cPanel SSL Webmail	TCPtls	Web Services	safe	17.4k
:2103	Zephyr Notification Service	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	15.8k
:2105	IBM MiniPay	TCPUDP	System	caution	15.7k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe38%
caution63%

3 of 8 encrypted

Port :2127INDEX-PC-WB

Technical Details

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Port 2127INDEX-PC-WB