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Port 3988 (dcs-config)

IANA assigns port 3988 to dcs-config: DCS Configuration Port.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
dcs-config TCP DCS Configuration Port Ian Cargill -
dcs-config UDP DCS Configuration Port Ian Cargill -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2005-08.

Check what is listening on port 3988

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 3988?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :3988'
Linux: UDP 3988
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :3988'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :3988
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':3988 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :3988
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 3988 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 3988
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 3988
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 3988

Block port 3988 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 3988/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3988 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 3988 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 3988' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 3988 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 3988/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 3988 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 3988 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 3988' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 3988 -Action Block

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