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Port 1187 (alias)

IANA assigns port 1187 to alias: Alias Service.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
alias TCP Alias Service Paul Tokarchuk -
alias UDP Alias Service Paul Tokarchuk -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2004-11.

Check what is listening on port 1187

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 1187?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :1187'
Linux: UDP 1187
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :1187'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :1187
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':1187 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :1187
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 1187 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 1187
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 1187
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 1187

Block port 1187 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 1187/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 1187 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 1187 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 1187' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 1187 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 1187/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 1187 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 1187 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 1187' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 1187 -Action Block

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