TCP 666

ProtocolTCP
Port666
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Synopsis

  • Doom (Id Software): IANA assigns TCP/UDP port 666 to “doom”; while the original game mostly used IPX, some TCP/IP adapters and early servers honored this assignment for multiplayer.
  • airserv-ng (Aircrack‑ng suite): by default listens on TCP 666 to expose a wireless interface to remote tools like airodump‑ng and aireplay‑ng.
  • Security note: Port 666 has also been a popular choice for backdoors/botnets to hide listeners, so an unexpected service on this port can indicate compromise.

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