Why does winamp listen on port 31000?

cybaix · 6th October 2002, 06:47

Its late at night, i might just be acting stupid.. but i was screwing around with a tcp monitoring program and noticed that winamp was listening on port 31000. Any reason for this?

tunah · 6th October 2002, 09:29

Because AOL is launching a trojan that will be activated at midnight on 1/1/2003 causing them to 0wN all wa3 equipped PC's and take over the net!
Seriously though, none of the suggested reasons would run a server, they would connect to an external client. Unless you were running a shoutcast server or something.

CraigF · 6th October 2002, 14:33

at a guess, from the components out there right now, i would assume he has rm-x installed, which is probably the most likely to be running a server of some kind.

lunarboy1 · 6th October 2002, 20:35

thats what makes it soooooo coool

.

Port 31000... thats a high high port number.

Darkain · 6th October 2002, 21:44

yup! you all said it before me. it sure it RM-X. i swiched NetSlave over to using higher port numbers, this way it has less of a chance of having a conflicting port number. You could disable NetSlave if you wanted to, and it will close the port in the proccess. I ment to have NetSlave start disabled by default because of this, but i forgot to do that in RM-X 0.7.x

if you check the advanced properties of RM-X, and then go to NetSlave, you can change the port number that it uses. this way, you could use your own super secret port number, that way you dont have to worry about others logging into your music system and changing your song. plus, in RM-X 0.8, it is fully password protected.

in the new NetSlave in RM-X 0.8, i am working on a multi-level log-in system, this way you could set one password for people to simply be able to log-in and view the playlist and chat on the internet NetSlave chat on that server, or higher levels where you could change what song is playing and change playlists, or even higher levels where you could disconnect others connections.

as of RM-X 0.7.x tho, the NetSlave protocol want finished. this is why the client for it isnt available for download yet. when it DOES become available, most likely it wont work with RM-X 0.7 anyways, so the NetSlave Server included with that release is kinda useless unless you have the dev copies of everything,

lunarboy1 · 7th October 2002, 00:04

wow RM-X will turn into a WWWinamp with the multilevel stuff.... pimp!

I am Jesus · 7th October 2002, 01:54

Winamp listens on port 31000 because it feels like it.

lunarboy1 · 7th October 2002, 03:08

now there is a great answer

cybaix · 7th October 2002, 03:36

Yup, its rm-x. BUT when I went to disable netslave, it still listens to the port its set to listen to even after closing out winamp and reopening it.

cybaix · 7th October 2002, 04:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Nemessis
well, there we have it

tthhhhhh thhhhhattts all folks!

Darkain · 7th October 2002, 05:18

OH YEA!!! thats right. i forgot about that bug. in RM-X 0.7, NetSlave didnt unload correctly when disabled. woopsies!

already fixed for RM-X 0.8 tho.

6th October 2002, 06:47	#1
cybaix Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Uranus Posts: 243	Why does winamp listen on port 31000? Its late at night, i might just be acting stupid.. but i was screwing around with a tcp monitoring program and noticed that winamp was listening on port 31000. Any reason for this?

6th October 2002, 20:35	#4
lunarboy1 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Somewhere, USA Posts: 2,233	thats what makes it soooooo coool . Port 31000... thats a high high port number. www.bluni.com Ben Folds Lyrics Database

6th October 2002, 21:44	#5
Darkain Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,223	yup! you all said it before me. it sure it RM-X. i swiched NetSlave over to using higher port numbers, this way it has less of a chance of having a conflicting port number. You could disable NetSlave if you wanted to, and it will close the port in the proccess. I ment to have NetSlave start disabled by default because of this, but i forgot to do that in RM-X 0.7.x if you check the advanced properties of RM-X, and then go to NetSlave, you can change the port number that it uses. this way, you could use your own super secret port number, that way you dont have to worry about others logging into your music system and changing your song. plus, in RM-X 0.8, it is fully password protected. in the new NetSlave in RM-X 0.8, i am working on a multi-level log-in system, this way you could set one password for people to simply be able to log-in and view the playlist and chat on the internet NetSlave chat on that server, or higher levels where you could change what song is playing and change playlists, or even higher levels where you could disconnect others connections. as of RM-X 0.7.x tho, the NetSlave protocol want finished. this is why the client for it isnt available for download yet. when it DOES become available, most likely it wont work with RM-X 0.7 anyways, so the NetSlave Server included with that release is kinda useless unless you have the dev copies of everything, -=- Darkain Dragoon -=- -=- RM-X Home Page - Controlling Winamp via RM-900, RM-1000, RM-1500, ATI Remote Wonder, Joysticks, Gamepads, Wheels, Keyboard shortcuts, Multimedia keyboards, across the net, and much more! -=- Defenestration !!! -=-

7th October 2002, 00:04	#6
lunarboy1 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Somewhere, USA Posts: 2,233	wow RM-X will turn into a WWWinamp with the multilevel stuff.... pimp! www.bluni.com Ben Folds Lyrics Database

7th October 2002, 03:08	#8
lunarboy1 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Somewhere, USA Posts: 2,233	now there is a great answer www.bluni.com Ben Folds Lyrics Database

6th October 2002, 09:29	#2
tunah Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 151	Because AOL is launching a trojan that will be activated at midnight on 1/1/2003 causing them to 0wN all wa3 equipped PC's and take over the net! Seriously though, none of the suggested reasons would run a server, they would connect to an external client. Unless you were running a shoutcast server or something.

6th October 2002, 14:33	#3
CraigF Passionately Apathetic Administrator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hell Posts: 5,435	at a guess, from the components out there right now, i would assume he has rm-x installed, which is probably the most likely to be running a server of some kind.

7th October 2002, 01:54	#7
I am Jesus Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Your mom Posts: 1,555	Winamp listens on port 31000 because it feels like it.

7th October 2002, 03:36	#9
cybaix Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Uranus Posts: 243	Yup, its rm-x. BUT when I went to disable netslave, it still listens to the port its set to listen to even after closing out winamp and reopening it.

7th October 2002, 05:18	#11
Darkain Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,223	OH YEA!!! thats right. i forgot about that bug. in RM-X 0.7, NetSlave didnt unload correctly when disabled. woopsies! already fixed for RM-X 0.8 tho. -=- Darkain Dragoon -=- -=- RM-X Home Page - Controlling Winamp via RM-900, RM-1000, RM-1500, ATI Remote Wonder, Joysticks, Gamepads, Wheels, Keyboard shortcuts, Multimedia keyboards, across the net, and much more! -=- Defenestration !!! -=-

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode