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Port 524 (ncp)

IANA assigns port 524 to ncp: NCP.

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

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
ncp TCP NCP Don Provan 2 -
ncp UDP NCP Don Provan 2 -

Check what is listening on port 524

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 524?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :524'
Linux: UDP 524
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :524'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :524
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':524 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :524
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 524 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 524
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 524
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 524

Block port 524 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 524/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 524 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 524 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 524' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 524 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 524/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 524 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 524 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 524' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 524 -Action Block

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