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 ...

The (bad) old days were bad, let's not go back ...

My copy of Zone Alarm (personal firewall) recently put up an alarm that said XXX.XXX IP address is trying to FTP into this port and that it had denied access to it. When I checked my open ports by ...

Port forwarding is a crucial networking technique that allows you to make a computer or device on your local network accessible to the internet, bypassing the security features of your router. This is ...

I'd like to be able to Remote Desktop into my school machine from off campus. What would be the best way to see if any ports are not blocked by my school?<BR><BR>I was thinking I could scan my IP (we ...