Banyan VINES - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Banyan VINES IP protocol (VINES) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
VINES identifies traffic from Banyan VINES, a once-popular proprietary network operating system and protocol suite used in enterprise LANs.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Banyan VINES
- Abbreviation
- VINES
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 83
- IANA Keyword
- VINES
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- Banyan VINES
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
VINES was introduced by Banyan Systems in 1984 and was widely used in the 1980s-90s, but the company folded in 1999 and VINES is now obsolete.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #83 - Banyan VINES - is typically dropped by edge routers and firewalls. Advanced threat actors and malware families can use these non-standard IP protocol numbers for lateral movement (east-west communication) inside internal networks.