Port 2227DI Messaging Service

Port 2227 is assigned to the DI Messaging Service over TCP and UDP.

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

also known as di-msg

Technical Details

what runs on :2227

DI Messaging Service is registered on port :2227 over tcp and udp to Sean Ni, assigned February 2006. 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 never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.

find what's listening on :2227

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2227'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2227

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2227

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2227 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2227 <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 :2227

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 :2227 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2227
service: DI Messaging Service
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: TCP and UDP port 2227 is assigned to the DI Messaging Service. The assignment was registered to Sean Ni in 2006, but no widely documented implementation or deployment is known.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-21
updated: 2026-09-21
references: IANA service name registry — port 2227

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2227. 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 2026-09-21.

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ports registered around :2227, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
: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
:2223	Office OS X Anti-Piracy Monitor	UDP	Security	caution	9.3k
:2212	LeeCO POS Server	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	9.3k
:2190	TiVoConnect Beacon	UDP	Network Services	caution	6.9k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2227DI Messaging Service

Technical Details

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Port 2227DI Messaging Service