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Port 4888 (xcap-portal)

IANA assigns port 4888 to xcap-portal: xcap code analysis portal public user access.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
xcap-portal TCP xcap code analysis portal public user access 88solutions Corporation -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2018-06-06.

Check what is listening on port 4888

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 4888?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :4888'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :4888
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':4888 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :4888
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 4888 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 4888
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 4888

Block port 4888 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 4888/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4888 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 4888 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 4888' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 4888 -Action Block

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