Well-known · Cross-platform

601 Reliable Syslog

TCP Yes
UDP
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Reliable syslog over TCP (RFC 3195).

When / why

Lossless log transport.

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

Well-known (0–1023). System port for a core service. On Unix-like systems, binding it requires superuser privileges.

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Firewall rules for port 601

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 601

Allow TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog). 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="601" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 601 accept

Allow TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 601 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-reliablesyslog-601 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 601

Inbound rule for 601 (Reliable Syslog). 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=601,ToPort=601,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-reliablesyslog-601 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:601 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 601 (Reliable Syslog). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow Reliable Syslog 601/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=601 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow Reliable Syslog 601/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 601 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 601 (Reliable Syslog). 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.