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Port 1078 (avocent-proxy)

IANA assigns port 1078 to avocent-proxy: Avocent Proxy Protocol.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
avocent-proxy TCP Avocent Proxy Protocol Steven W Clark -
avocent-proxy UDP Avocent Proxy Protocol Steven W Clark -

Check what is listening on port 1078

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 1078?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :1078'
Linux: UDP 1078
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :1078'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :1078
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':1078 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :1078
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 1078 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 1078
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 1078
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 1078

Block port 1078 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 1078/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 1078 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 1078 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 1078' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 1078 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 1078/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 1078 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 1078 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 1078' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 1078 -Action Block

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Assignment data: IANA port number registry (public domain), retrieved 2026-11-10.