I needed to reorganize the cabling in the server closet so I can reach the network switch after I put the upper deck in place on my model railroad. I need that extra 24" of depth for a turn. My wife ...

Run the command "netstat -ab" in an elevated Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal window to see a list of applications and their associated ports. Checking open ports can be done using built-in ...

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO PERFORM SCANS ON OPEN PORTS OF A NETWORK? Monthly. For most companies a monthly scan is adequate to ensure that the incoming connections are only for known services and that ...

Portmaster isn’t just a cross-platform network monitor — it’s also a very powerful security tool that can help to lock down your desktops and block things like ads, trackers and malware. I’ve been ...

There are many reasons why you might need to determine what process is using a particular port or, conversely, what port(s) a particular process has open. There are also a number of tools such as lsof ...

I need to make sure certain ports are open in order to play Mechwarrior4, here is more info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q240429 <BR><BR ...

Fred Stluka from Bristle.com just introduced me to port knocking — a method of opening ports on a firewall by trying to connect with a series of ports in a pre-determined order. The sequence of ...