Re: Scanning a port

From: Bigbruva (Richardh_at_dontusethis.ws)
Date: 09/30/05 

Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:33:17 -0700

If your friend is using Windows XP you could also try the following command
line:

netstat -an

This will list the active ports on the computer and whether they are
listening or connected.

HTH

BB

"boaz" <nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OR8v%23YHxFHA.3180@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>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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