This article describes the UDP Port Reservation Utility for Windows Server 2003. System administrators can use this utility to reserve UDP Ports that are required by most Microsoft services. System administrators might want to use this utility if certain Microsoft services cannot start because of port binding failures.
Update information
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft
Download Center:
Update for Windows Server 2003
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Download the KB956263 package now.
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Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
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Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
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Update for Windows XP x64 Edition
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For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Note This utility is also available for Windows Small Business Server 2003 users through Microsoft Update.
The utility reserves the UDP ports by adding a set of ports into the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ReservedPorts
The following ports are reserved by this utility.
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| Port number | Protocol | Service name |
| 1080 | UDP | Internet Authentication Service |
| 1434 | UDP | Microsoft SQL Server |
| 1645 | UDP | Internet Authentication Service |
| 1646 | UDP | Internet Authentication Service |
| 1701 | UDP | Routing and Remote Access |
| 1718-1719 | UDP | ISA2000 (only) |
| 1720 | UDP | ISA2000 (only) |
| 1745 | UDP | ISA |
| 1755 | UDP | Windows Media Services |
| 1801 | UDP | Message Queuing |
| 1812 | UDP | Internet Authentication Service |
| 1813 | UDP | Internet Authentication Service |
| 1900 | UDP | SSDP Discovery Service |
| 2460 | UDP | Windows Media Services |
| 2535 | UDP | DHCP Server |
| 2701 | UDP | SMS Remote Control Agent |
| 2702 | UDP | SMS Remote Control Agent |
| 2703 | UDP | SMS Remote Control Agent |
| 2704 | UDP | SMS Remote Control Agent |
| 2883 | UDP | Exchange Server |
| 3343 | UDP | Cluster Service |
| 3500-3619 | UDP | ISA 2000 (only) |
| 3527 | UDP | Message Queuing |
| 4011 | UDP | Remote Installation |
| 4500 | UDP | Local Security Authority |
| 5004 | UDP | Windows Media Services |
| 5005 | UDP | Windows Media Services |
Uninstall behavior
If you uninstall this utility, the ports that are added by the utility are not removed automatically.