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Port 3538 (ibm-diradm)

IANA assigns port 3538 to ibm-diradm: IBM Directory Server.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
ibm-diradm TCP IBM Directory Server - -
ibm-diradm UDP IBM Directory Server - -

Check what is listening on port 3538

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 3538?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :3538'
Linux: UDP 3538
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :3538'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :3538
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':3538 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :3538
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 3538 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 3538
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 3538
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 3538

Block port 3538 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 3538/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3538 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 3538 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 3538' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 3538 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 3538/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 3538 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 3538 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 3538' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 3538 -Action Block

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