UDP 497
Synopsis
- Retrospect Backup (by Dantz/EMC/Retrospect Inc.) uses UDP port 497 for client discovery/advertising; Retrospect Clients on Windows, macOS, and Linux listen on UDP 497 so the Retrospect server can find them, while actual backup sessions typically use TCP 497.
- The IANA service name for this is “retrospect” (historically “dantz”).
- Security note: older Retrospect Client versions exposed vulnerabilities on the 497 port that enabled remote code execution, and public exploits (including Metasploit modules) have targeted this service.
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