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Port 214 (vmpwscs)

IANA assigns port 214 to vmpwscs: VM PWSCS.

Well-known (system) port, 0-1023 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
vmpwscs TCP VM PWSCS Dan Shia -
vmpwscs UDP VM PWSCS Dan Shia -

Check what is listening on port 214

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 214?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :214'
Linux: UDP 214
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :214'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :214
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':214 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :214
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 214 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 214
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 214
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 214

Block port 214 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 214/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 214 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 214 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 214' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 214 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 214/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 214 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 214 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 214' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 214 -Action Block

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