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Port 4784 (bfd-multi-ctl)

IANA assigns port 4784 to bfd-multi-ctl: BFD Multihop Control.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
bfd-multi-ctl TCP BFD Multihop Control Dave Katz, Dave Ward -
bfd-multi-ctl UDP BFD Multihop Control Dave Katz, Dave Ward -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2006-02.

Check what is listening on port 4784

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 4784?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :4784'
Linux: UDP 4784
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :4784'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :4784
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':4784 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :4784
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 4784 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 4784
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 4784
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 4784

Block port 4784 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 4784/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4784 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 4784 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 4784' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 4784 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 4784/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 4784 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 4784 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 4784' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 4784 -Action Block

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