XBOX reserved ports - XBOX Game Development Documentation

XBOX consoles have several reserved ports that Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles should be aware of.

Reserved ports

The ports listed in the following table are reserved and should not be used in a call to bind.

Port	Protocol
1-1024, inclusive	TCP and UDP
1900	UDP
2375	TCP
2869	TCP
3544	UDP
4016	TCP
4020	TCP
4022	TCP
4024	TCP
4201	TCP
4211	TCP
4221	TCP
4222	TCP
4223	TCP
4224	TCP
4500	UDP
5050	UDP
5353	UDP
5355	UDP
7250	TCP
7680	TCP
8116	TCP
8117	TCP
8119-8129, inclusive	TCP
8878	TCP
9002	UDP
9955	TCP
9956	UDP
10242	TCP
10247	TCP
10248	TCP
11080	TCP
11442	TCP
11443	TCP
19183	TCP
29817	TCP
29819	TCP
29820	TCP
49152-57343, inclusive	TCP and UDP

Last modified on August 20, 2026

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