Port 3185SuSE Meta PPPD

Port 3185 is assigned to smpppd, a SuSE daemon for managing PPP connections through control front ends.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

also known as smpppd

Technical Details

what runs on :3185

smpppd is the SuSE Meta PPP Daemon, a control service for managing PPP connections handled by pppd; desktop or network front ends can use it to request connection actions. IANA assigns both TCP and UDP port 3185, though the service is chiefly described as a socket-based control interface and I cannot establish a distinct UDP protocol or a reliable wire-level handshake and framing from the assignment.

Security Information

exposure of :3185

risk score

2/ 10safe

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

network services averages 2.7 across 1,367 ports — this one sits 0.7 below.

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

An exposed instance could provide remote access to PPP connection controls, depending on its configuration, and should not be reachable from the public internet. Treat it as legacy software: restrict it to trusted hosts or localhost and apply firewall rules; traffic is not encrypted by default.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :3185
service: SuSE Meta PPPD
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Network Services System
usage: On older SuSE Linux systems, smpppd manages PPP connections and lets front ends such as KInternet control them. It is a legacy system service, not the port carrying the PPP connection itself.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-28
updated: 2026-09-28
references: IANA service name registry — port 3185

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risk mix of the 8 listed

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0 of 8 encrypted

Port :3185SuSE Meta PPPD

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 3185SuSE Meta PPPD