What protocol and port will using when user click "send refresh" to client on BigFix console

Hi all,

I would like to know the work flow and which protocol and port will using when user click “send refresh” to client on BigFix console. In my understanding, the flow should be when user is using TCP 52311 port from console to root server, all operation from console is using TCP 52311, if user click “send refresh” to a client, this action is inform root server using UDP 52311 to inform the client through the child relay or directly for let the client gathers and posts changes, then the client using TCP 52311 for gather and posts. Please correct me if i have any misunderstanding, thanks

Hi Andy,

I think you are mostly correct, except for the … if user click “send refresh” to a client, this action is inform root server using UDP 52311…" This is still TCP 52311. The console still talks to the server on TCP 52311, but the server will talk to the agent (if it is on the server) using UDP 52311. If it is on a relay, then it will be UDP 52311 from the relay to the client.

At least that is my understanding :slight_smile:

Martin

Mostly yeah. Relay/Server to Relay is TCP, the final Relay/Server to Client is UDP. All over the deployment port, usually 52311