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Port 2340 (wrs-registry, wrs_registry)

IANA assigns port 2340 to wrs-registry, wrs_registry: WRS Registry IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "wrs_registry"..

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
wrs-registry TCP WRS Registry IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "wrs_registry". Christophe Cleraux -
wrs_registry TCP WRS Registry
This entry is an alias to "wrs-registry". This entry is now historic, not usable for use with many common service discovery mechanisms.
Christophe Cleraux -
wrs-registry UDP WRS Registry IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "wrs_registry". Christophe Cleraux -
wrs_registry UDP WRS Registry
This entry is an alias to "wrs-registry". This entry is now historic, not usable for use with many common service discovery mechanisms.
Christophe Cleraux -

Check what is listening on port 2340

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 2340?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :2340'
Linux: UDP 2340
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :2340'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :2340
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':2340 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :2340
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 2340 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 2340
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 2340
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 2340

Block port 2340 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 2340/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 2340 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 2340 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 2340' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 2340 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 2340/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 2340 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 2340 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 2340' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 2340 -Action Block

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