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Port 4687 (nst)

IANA assigns port 4687 to nst: Network Scanner Tool FTP.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
nst TCP Network Scanner Tool FTP Mala Bhat -
nst UDP Network Scanner Tool FTP Mala Bhat -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2005-08.

Check what is listening on port 4687

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 4687?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :4687'
Linux: UDP 4687
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :4687'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :4687
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':4687 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :4687
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 4687 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 4687
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 4687
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 4687

Block port 4687 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 4687/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4687 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 4687 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 4687' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 4687 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 4687/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 4687 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 4687 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 4687' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 4687 -Action Block

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