Port 396Novell NetWare/IP

Legacy Novell NetWare/IP traffic used to carry IPX networking across IP networks.

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

also known as NetWare over IP

Technical Details

what runs on :396

NetWare/IP encapsulates legacy IPX traffic within IP transport, primarily using UDP port 396; the IANA assignment also covers TCP port 396. It was designed to let IPX-only NetWare systems communicate across IP infrastructure without requiring an end-to-end IPX network. It is distinct from NetWare Core Protocol over IP, commonly associated with TCP 524.

Security Information

exposure of :396

risk score

2/ 10safe

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

file transfer averages 3.8 across 142 ports — this one sits 1.8 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

NetWare/IP is obsolete and is not encrypted by default. Internet exposure is rarely useful and can reveal or expose legacy file-service infrastructure; restrict it to trusted internal or transitional network segments and remove it when legacy NetWare dependencies are retired.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :396
service: Novell NetWare/IP
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: File Transfer Network Services
usage: This port identifies NetWare/IP, Novell's legacy mechanism for transporting IPX-based NetWare traffic over IP networks. Engineers are most likely to encounter it on older NetWare servers, clients, or gateways; modern deployments generally use native IP-based NetWare protocols instead.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-08-30
updated: 2026-08-30
references: IANA service name registry — port 396

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Related Ports

all 142 in file transfer →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in file transfer — 142 ports carry that label.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:9080	Groove RPC	TCPUDP	Web Services	caution	70.8k
:17500	Dropbox LAN Sync	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	43.7k
:548	Apple Filing Protocol	TCP	File Transfer	caution	36.8k
:7000	Vuze HTTPS Tracker	TCPtls	Security	caution	28.9k
:1337	PowerFolder P2P	TCP	Security	caution	27.1k
:9001	SharePoint Authoring		Web Services	caution	26.3k
:8080	FilePhile Relay	UDP	File Transfer	caution	25.6k
:1337	WASTE Encrypted Sharing	TCP	Security	caution	22.9k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :396Novell NetWare/IP

Technical Details

Security Information

Related Ports

Port 396Novell NetWare/IP