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Port 39 (rlp)

IANA assigns port 39 to rlp: Resource Location Protocol.

Well-known (system) port, 0-1023 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
rlp TCP Resource Location Protocol Mike Accetta -
rlp UDP Resource Location Protocol Mike Accetta -

Check what is listening on port 39

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 39?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :39'
Linux: UDP 39
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :39'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :39
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':39 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :39
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 39 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 39
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 39
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 39

Block port 39 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 39/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 39 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 39 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 39' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 39 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 39/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 39 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 39 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 39' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 39 -Action Block

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