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Port 429 (ocs-amu, ocs_amu)

IANA assigns port 429 to ocs-amu, ocs_amu: OCS_AMU IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "ocs_amu"..

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

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
ocs-amu TCP OCS_AMU IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "ocs_amu". Florence Wyman -
ocs_amu TCP OCS_AMU
This entry is an alias to "ocs-amu". This entry is now historic, not usable for use with many common service discovery mechanisms.
Florence Wyman -
ocs-amu UDP OCS_AMU IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "ocs_amu". Florence Wyman -
ocs_amu UDP OCS_AMU
This entry is an alias to "ocs-amu". This entry is now historic, not usable for use with many common service discovery mechanisms.
Florence Wyman -

Check what is listening on port 429

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 429?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :429'
Linux: UDP 429
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :429'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :429
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':429 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :429
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 429 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 429
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 429
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 429

Block port 429 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 429/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 429 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 429 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 429' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 429 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 429/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 429 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 429 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 429' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 429 -Action Block

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