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Port 28001 (pqsp)

IANA assigns port 28001 to pqsp: PQ Service.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
pqsp TCP PQ Service Peter Laschtowitz -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2009-09-15.

Check what is listening on port 28001

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 28001?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :28001'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :28001
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':28001 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :28001
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 28001 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 28001
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 28001

Block port 28001 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 28001/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 28001 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 28001 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 28001' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 28001 -Action Block

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