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Port 7172 (metalbend)

IANA assigns port 7172 to metalbend: Port used for MetalBend programmable interface.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference
metalbend TCP Port used for MetalBend programmable interface Micha Ben Efraim 4 -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2012-11-27.

Check what is listening on port 7172

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 7172?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :7172'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :7172
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':7172 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :7172
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 7172 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 7172
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 7172

Block port 7172 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 7172/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 7172 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 7172 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 7172' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 7172 -Action Block

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