Found iPhone on here and services says 62078 iPhone sync. What does that mean

fo84

Marc

Hi @fo84, here is one of those cases where google can be your friend.  There doesn’t seem to be anything to worry about as it’s a standard port iOS uses.  Apples lockdown daemon uses it for syncing.  Click on this link for more info.

Robin_Ex_Fing

Hi @fo84

For open ports, I would share some insight as The use of ports allow computers/devices to run multiple services/applications. A port number uses 16 bits and so can, therefore, have a value from 0 to 65535 decimal. If you have an open port, then it doesn't mean it is dangerous, it means these are the ports through which anybody can try to connect to your network. You may wish to close these ports if you don't use it. Different port and their numbers are used for different purposes like port 3000,3030 are used by software developers, port 80 is used by web access. Think of it as open windows in your locked house. These two open ports are acting as windows while the router is your main door. 

When an application is using some service, it makes use of some ports and then after using it, that port becomes free. Once the port is not in use, the Fing App will let you know that the port is open and none of the applications is using it, thus telling you to close it. 

62078 Port is used by UPnP for multimedia files sharing, also used for synchronizing iTunes files between devices and apparently used by iPhone while syncing - http://code.google.com/p/iphone-elite/source/browse/wiki/Port_62078.wiki

sMact

So why would that port only be open on one of three iPhones at home? Can it be used (iPhone w/open port 62078) to spy/sync up with one of the iPhones that does not have that port open?

Kadie_mae

sMact… I have been wondering the same thing. We need to get more assistance from a Fing support person. Why is Fing showing only one apple iphone device, my boyfriends, as has having 62078 open and not mine? Especially since I went in and disabled Upnp on my router, rebooted, and all the other steps.

sos

I am having the same issue with a device that is mimicking my device name. It also ends with .lan ...ex name.lan. Shows iPhone syncing under open ports.

Is this an iPhone spoofing my device name and syncing to my device? Happens alot with 3 or 4 ofy devices. But the iPhone syncing is new.

I don't have an iPhone. Just an iPad that is accounted for.

DaisyMae

I’m wondering same. Device has Ip address and recently signed in.

DaisyMae

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I don’t understand why there is a by device using elite iPhone.com which is a code generator

Marc

Its used by a couple of applications, that being one of them..  

62078	tcp,udp	upnp	UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), iTunes Port used by UPnP for multimedia files sharing, also used for synchronizing iTunes files between devices.	SG
62078	tcp	iphone-sync	Apparently used by iPhone while syncing - http://code.google.com/p/iphone-elite/source/browse/wiki/Port_62078.wiki

https://www.speedguide.net/port.php?port=62078