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.