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Port 5599 (esinstall)

IANA assigns port 5599 to esinstall: Enterprise Security Remote Install.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
esinstall TCP Enterprise Security Remote Install Kimberly Gibbs -
esinstall UDP Enterprise Security Remote Install Kimberly Gibbs -

Check what is listening on port 5599

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 5599?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :5599'
Linux: UDP 5599
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :5599'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :5599
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':5599 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :5599
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 5599 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 5599
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 5599
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 5599

Block port 5599 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 5599/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 5599 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 5599 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 5599' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 5599 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 5599/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 5599 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 5599 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 5599' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 5599 -Action Block

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