Re: Scanning a port

From: boaz (nospam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/28/05

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    Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:42:52 -0700

    I have no idea what I am talking about. but somehow you know what I am
    talking about. So I think we are even for being the same fool. (as some
    dead guy had said long time ago that only the fool could understand the
    other fool.)

    Thanks for the link anyway.

    ;)

    "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
    news:uRNCF9PwFHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > From: "bz" <nospam@yahoo.com>
    >
    > | Hi,
    > |
    > | My friend installed a program that listen to couple ports. However, the
    > | fireware was blocking the ports. I was trying to open the ports but I
    > had
    > | no idea what ports the program was listening. So, I temporary put his
    > | computer in the DMZ.
    > |
    > | Is there a way to find out what ports the program is listening?
    > |
    > | Thanks!
    > |
    >
    > Your question is convoluted and missing information.
    >
    > You are mixing port types. When you say "...listen to couple ports..."
    > you are inferring a
    > network protocol such as TCP/IP and a Trojan has opened up TCP or UDP
    > ports. Then you
    > mention FireWire. FireWire, Serial, USB, and PS/2 are examples of
    > peripheral communication
    > ports. Network protocol ports and peripheral communication ports are NOT
    > the same and must
    > be differentiated.
    >
    > Then you mention about a DMZ. A DMZ is terminology expressed on SOHO
    > Routers where an IP
    > address of a LAN node is in the DeMilitarized Zone such that it has no
    > FireWall protection
    > and all networking posrts are open to the Internet.
    >
    > In summation you have convoluted your question and provided insufficient
    > information to come
    > to any conclusions.
    >
    > However, I can perovide you with a utility called TCPVIEW by
    > Sysinternals -
    > http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/TcpView.html
    >
    > This tool gives a dynamic GUI view of what program opens up what TCP/UDP
    > port and connects
    > to what Internet site. Not only will it show programs that open ports but
    > it will show the
    > fully qualified name and path of the executable opening said port and the
    > command line
    > switches used to load the executable.
    >
    > --
    > Dave
    > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
    > http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
    >
    >

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