Port 2214RDQ Protocol Interface

IANA-assigned TCP and UDP interface for the RDQ Protocol.

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

also known as rpi

Technical Details

what runs on :2214

RDQ Protocol Interface is registered on port :2214 over tcp and udp to Les Mather, assigned December 2005. 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 :2214

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2214'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2214

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2214

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2214 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2214 <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 :2214

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 :2214 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2214
service: RDQ Protocol Interface
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: Port 2214 is assigned to the RDQ Protocol Interface (rpi). The assignment is registered to Les Mather and has been observed rarely in internet-wide scans.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-02
updated: 2026-09-02
references: IANA service name registry — port 2214

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2214. 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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:2222	DirectAdmin & ESET Remote Admin	TCP	Web Services	caution	21.6k
:2210	MikroTik Dude Remote Management	TCP	Remote Access	caution	13.6k
:2211	MikroTik Dude Secure Management	TCP	Security	caution	12.9k
:2210	NOAAPORT Broadcast	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	11.4k
:2181	EForward Document Transport	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	10.4k
:2161	APC Agent	TCP	Network Services	caution	10.0k
:2223	Office OS X Anti-Piracy Monitor	UDP	Security	caution	9.3k
:2212	LeeCO POS Server	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	9.3k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2214RDQ Protocol Interface

Technical Details

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Port 2214RDQ Protocol Interface