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Port 506 (ohimsrv)

IANA assigns port 506 to ohimsrv.

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

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
ohimsrv TCP ohimsrv Scott Powell -
ohimsrv UDP ohimsrv Scott Powell -

Check what is listening on port 506

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 506?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :506'
Linux: UDP 506
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :506'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :506
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':506 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :506
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 506 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 506
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 506
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 506

Block port 506 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 506/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 506 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 506 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 506' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 506 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 506/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 506 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 506 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 506' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 506 -Action Block

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