A port is a numeric identifier for software that runs on a computer, like Web server or email server software. When a port is open, it's accepting connections from the outside world. It's not uncommon ...

10 ways to check ports in Linux to help troubleshoot systems Your email has been sent System and network troubleshooting often involves checking and obtaining ...

How, programaticly, do I check if a certain port is open? Is there a function where I just put checktoseeifportisused (port); and then it returns true or false, type of thing? I need this to be able ...