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Port 2172 (msfw-s-storage)

IANA assigns port 2172 to msfw-s-storage: MS Firewall SecureStorage.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
msfw-s-storage TCP MS Firewall SecureStorage - -
msfw-s-storage UDP MS Firewall SecureStorage - -

Check what is listening on port 2172

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 2172?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :2172'
Linux: UDP 2172
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :2172'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :2172
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':2172 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :2172
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 2172 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 2172
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 2172
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 2172

Block port 2172 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 2172/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 2172 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 2172 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 2172' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 2172 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 2172/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 2172 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 2172 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 2172' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 2172 -Action Block

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