MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol (RVD) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
RVD is the MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol, used to let diskless workstations at MIT access virtual disk storage over the network.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol
- Abbreviation
- RVD
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 66
- IANA Keyword
- RVD
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
RVD is a 1980s MIT research-network protocol, and is historical, tied to obsolete diskless-workstation architectures.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #66 - MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol - 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.