Registered · Cross-platform

2638 SQL Anywhere

TCP Yes
UDP
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

SAP/Sybase SQL Anywhere database server.

When / why

Embedded/edge database connectivity.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Not applicable for this transport.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Registered (1024–49151). Assigned by IANA on request; usable without elevated privileges on most systems.

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Firewall rules for port 2638

Copy-ready inbound rules for the active transports. Replace every <source> placeholder with the specific host, subnet, or CIDR that should reach this port.

ufw

sudo ufw allow proto tcp from <source> to any port 2638

Allow TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Replace <source> with the network/host that should reach it.

firewalld

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<source>" port port="2638" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 2638 accept

Allow TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 2638 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-sqlanywhere-2638 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 2638

Inbound rule for 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Set <source> to a CIDR; lower priority number = higher precedence.

AWS Security Group

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=2638,ToPort=2638,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-sqlanywhere-2638 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:2638 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow SQL Anywhere 2638/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=2638 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow SQL Anywhere 2638/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 2638 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 2638 (SQL Anywhere). Replace <source> with a host or subnet.

Rules are generated only for transports marked active for this port. They default to an inbound allow with an explicit source placeholder — never any. Review direction, scope, and rule precedence before applying in production.