Port 9596

mercury-disc · TCP/UDP

RangeRegistered port (1024–49151)
ProtocolTCP/UDP
Servicemercury-disc
Registered2005-11

Frequently asked questions

What is port 9596 used for?

Port 9596 is registered with the IANA for mercury-disc (TCP/UDP). Description: Mercury Discovery.

Is port 9596 a well-known port?

No. Port 9596 is in the range 1024–49151 (registered or user ports). Ordinary programs may open it without root privileges.

How do I check whether port 9596 is open?

Locally on Linux with ss -tulpn | grep ':9596\b', on Windows with netstat -ano | findstr :9596. To test a remote host use Test-NetConnection <host> -Port 9596 in PowerShell or nc -zv <host> 9596 on Linux/macOS.

How do I open port 9596 in the firewall?

Ubuntu/Debian (ufw): sudo ufw allow 9596/tcp. Fedora/RHEL (firewalld): sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=9596/tcp --permanent, then firewall-cmd --reload. Windows (PowerShell as administrator): New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Port 9596" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 9596 -Action Allow.

IANA registry entries

ProtocolServiceDescription (IANA)
TCPmercury-discMercury Discovery
UDPmercury-discMercury Discovery

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