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Port 1801 (msmq)

IANA assigns port 1801 to msmq: Microsoft Message Que.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
msmq TCP Microsoft Message Que Amnon Horowitz -
msmq UDP Microsoft Message Que Amnon Horowitz -

Check what is listening on port 1801

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 1801?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :1801'
Linux: UDP 1801
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :1801'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :1801
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':1801 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :1801
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 1801 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 1801
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 1801
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 1801

Block port 1801 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 1801/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 1801 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 1801 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 1801' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 1801 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 1801/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 1801 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 1801 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 1801' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 1801 -Action Block

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