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Port 6072 (diagnose-proc)

IANA assigns port 6072 to diagnose-proc: DIAGNOSE-PROC.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCPUDP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
diagnose-proc TCP DIAGNOSE-PROC Allan Miller -
diagnose-proc UDP DIAGNOSE-PROC Allan Miller -

Check what is listening on port 6072

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 6072?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :6072'
Linux: UDP 6072
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :6072'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :6072
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':6072 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :6072
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 6072 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 6072
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 6072
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 6072

Block port 6072 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 6072/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 6072 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 6072 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 6072' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 6072 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 6072/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 6072 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 6072 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 6072' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 6072 -Action Block

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