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Port 685 (mdc-portmapper)

IANA assigns port 685 to mdc-portmapper: MDC Port Mapper.

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

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
mdc-portmapper TCP MDC Port Mapper Noah Paul -
mdc-portmapper UDP MDC Port Mapper Noah Paul -

Check what is listening on port 685

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 685?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :685'
Linux: UDP 685
sudo ss -ulnp 'sport = :685'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :685
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':685 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :685
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 685 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 685
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 685
UDP probe (no reply does not prove it is closed)
nc -vzu -w 5 HOST 685

Block port 685 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 685/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 685 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 685 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 685' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 685 -Action Block
ufw
sudo ufw deny 685/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 685 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input udp dport 685 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block UDP 685' -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 685 -Action Block

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