5222
xmpp-client
TCP · 0x1466
Port 5222 — xmpp-client
Messaging
Port 5222 carries XMPP client over TCP. Above 1023, so an ordinary user can open it.
1024–49151. Meant to be applied for, though some numbers here are custom by habit.
Where it sits in 65535
A port number is 16 bits, so it stops at 65535. The narrow band at the left is everything up to 1023.
065535
- Service
- XMPP client (xmpp-client)
- Kind
- Messaging
- Protocol
- TCP
- Range
- Registered
- Root needed
- No
- Hexadecimal
- 0x1466
- Binary
- 0001010001100110
- Two bytes
- 20 · 102
Same kind
Passing messages along, or queueing them up.
Ports next to it
How to read this
- A port number is 16 bits, so it runs 0 to 65535. There is no port 65536.
- Opening anything at or below 1023 needs root on Unix.
- Plain and encrypted often live on different numbers — 80 and 443, for one.
- Numbers like 3000 and 8080 were never registered; those are marked as custom.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is port 5222 used for?
XMPP client (xmpp-client) uses it, over TCP.
Q. Does opening port 5222 need root?
No. It is above 1023, so an ordinary user can open it.
Q. Which range does port 5222 fall in?
Registered (1024–49151). In hex it is 0x1466.
Q. Does port 5222 have a twin?
Not a separate one. It either was encrypted from the start or negotiates TLS on the same number.