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Is there a file on Windows 2008 similar to the /etc/services file in linux?

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I'll combine both Sergey and Squillman's answers.

The file exists in %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\etc\services, however many applications don't bother resolving their service name to a port via the getservbyname API and just have their port number information hard-coded into their binaries. There seems to be less of a culture of using the services file on Windows than on *nix. So, you can find the file and edit it, but there's no guarantee that any particular application will use the services file anyway.

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  • Ah duh. Should have thought to look there. Ty
    – frogstarr78
    Aug 29, 2010 at 2:46
  • +1 I actually forgot about that file because I have never seen it used.
    – squillman
    Aug 29, 2010 at 3:21
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No, usually port info is stored in the registry or an applications specific config file(s).

Are you looking to find what's listening on your server?

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  • No, I was actually helping someone else with their Windows system and hoping that such a file existed that I could refer them to for "common" ports. Ty for your response though.
    – frogstarr78
    Aug 29, 2010 at 2:48
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Are you looking for %WindowsDir%\System32\drivers\etc\services ?

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  • yep that's the one
    – frogstarr78
    Oct 6, 2010 at 23:15

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