IPPortCheck
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In Brief
Command line tool to test for alive (or listening) TCP ports.
Vitals
- Product Categories:
- eDirectory
- GroupWise
- NetWare
- Functional Categories:
- Secure Identity
- Troubleshooting
- Workgroup
| Posted: | 22 Nov 2004 |
| File Size: | 765KB |
| License: | Free |
| Download: | /coolsolutions/tools/downloads/ipportcheck.exe |
| Publisher: | Bryan Keadle |
Disclaimer
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Details
Here's a handy tool I use all the time, handy for troubleshooting eDirectory/NetWare services, GroupWise MTA/POA ports, etc.
Often, you want to see if a particular port on a given host is open. Like "ping", it's nice to know if something is alive when you're trying to troubleshoot a possible communications problem. With IPPortCheck, you can effectively "ping" a given port on a give host. If you get an "alive" response, you know the communications channel is open.
I use this to test firewall configurations or if I can reach a particular service on a host.
PING is a nice tool to check to see if a particular host is alive, but, as an ICMP request, which often can be blocked across networks, it doesn't confirm necessarily that the host isn't up. IPPortCheck sends a TCP request to the target, and will respond to it if you know the specified port is allowed through.
SYNTAX:
IPPortCheck (host) (port)
or
IPPortCheck host:port
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