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Port 30033 (TeamSpeak file transfer)

TeamSpeak 3 file transfer (avatars, channel files).

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP Voice, video and chat Meant to face the internet

What port 30033 is used for

TeamSpeak 3 file transfer (avatars, channel files).

Security: should port 30033 be open?

Meant to face the internet. Needed for clients if file transfer is enabled.

IANA assignment

Port 30033 is in the registered range and has no IANA assignment. The usage above is unofficial but widespread.

Check what is listening on port 30033

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 30033?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :30033'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :30033
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':30033 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :30033
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 30033 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 30033
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 30033

Open port 30033 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw allow 30033/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 30033 -j ACCEPT
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 30033 accept
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Allow TCP 30033' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 30033 -Action Allow

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