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Old 03-11-2009
How do you check whether a port currently being used?

Hi,

Please help me out, how to check whether a port currently being used or not.
is there any command which give the result?

Thanks
Rajesh
# 2  
Old 03-11-2009
You can check it with netstat -a and search for either port name associated with /etc/services or just the portnumber if it is not listed in /etc/services.
You can see stati like ESTABLISHED and others.

To check remote if a port is available or not, you can use nmap. It doesn't say if this port is currently being used though. Just have a loot at it as additional info Smilie
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Old 03-11-2009
lsof -i :<portnumber>

example:

lsof -i :80
# 4  
Old 03-11-2009
lsof isnt a unix command... but a opensource utility that might not be installed...
# 5  
Old 03-13-2009
netstat -an | grep <port number>

ex -
netstat -an | grep 5060
# 6  
Old 05-13-2009
ports and services

Hi All,

Can some guide me how can i check this 49152 port or any port is used by which service and how can I block it.

Thanks in advance. Looking forward to hear from you guys.

Regards,

Sikander
# 7  
Old 05-13-2009
Hi, please open a new thread next time instead of digging out this old one.

There is some information to your question already in this thread.
If you don't have an entry in your /etc/services, you can try with the command (if available) "lsof" if you can see what uses this port. Also you can check with netstat -a for example if it is up and what status it has.
For blocking ports you might want to use a firewall; depending on your system on Linux you could use ipchains/iptables.
 
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