Re: Anyone know what TCP port 59 is used for?

[Mark Bauer <mbauer@skidmore.edu>]

I noticed a couple other responses that mentioned mIRC.

I see this port go crazy every once in awhile. What I found was (by using top talkers)
the IRC flood virus was on the computers who came to the top of the list. There were a
few times this was not so - but only a few. Those times - it stopped and I don't know
why.

I also heard there is a new peer to peer that may be using this port, but I don't have
any names or confirmation (a student told me). Anybody heard this yet?


Mark


Joe Pautler wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> We are seeing a large volume of outbound traffic (from our
> residence halls) on TCP port 59.  Our packetshaper 8500
> (sw version 5.3) is unable to classify the traffic...it puts
> it in /Outbound/DiscoveredPorts/TCP_Port_59.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what application might be using
> TCP port 59?  We have done some google searches, but haven't
> really found anything.
>
> Thanks...
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________
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