Port 2875DX Message Base Transport Protocol

Transport for the DX Message Base Protocol over TCP or UDP.

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

also known as dxmessagebase2

Technical Details

what runs on :2875

DX Message Base Transport Protocol is registered on port :2875 over tcp and udp to G E Ozz Nixon Jr, assigned January 2009. 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 :2875

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2875'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2875

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2875

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2875 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2875 <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 :2875

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 :2875 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2875
service: DX Message Base Transport Protocol
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: This assignment identifies the DX Message Base Transport Protocol on TCP and UDP port 2875. It was registered to G E Ozz Nixon Jr. on 2009-01-13; public deployment details are not established here.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-30
updated: 2026-08-30
references: IANA service name registry — port 2875

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2875. 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 2026-08-30.

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ports registered around :2875, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:2868	Norman NPEP	TCPUDP	Security	caution	5.0k
:2869	ICSLAP	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:2860	Dialpad Voice 1	TCPUDP	Voice and Chat	safe	0
:2863	Sonar Data	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:2811	GridFTP	TCPUDP	Security	caution	0
:2855	Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP)	TCP	File Transfer	caution	0
:2884	Flash Msg	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:2883	NDNP	TCPUDP	—	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe63%
caution38%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2875DX Message Base Transport Protocol

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 2875DX Message Base Transport Protocol