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ndujoe1 · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 616

is there a command or application in Puppylinux 5.25 that declares the ports in use and their status: open or closed?

rcrsn51 · Posted: Tue 21 Jun 2011, 10:48 Post subject:

Try Superscan from the Network menu. Use the Port Scanner section and use "localhost" as the Host name.

Bruce B · Posted: Tue 21 Jun 2011, 11:05 Post subject:

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9382 Location: SwedenEurope

Bruce I did not find it so I went to Console/Terminal and wrote
superscan and that started it.

one can specify the range of ports one want to scan

As usual it does not work for me it only says
host 127.0.0.1 but nothing else about which port is in use or not.

I mean port80 it would find real fast would it not. I waited minutes now

DPUP5520 · Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 756

nooby it should be at the bottom of your Network menu. If you have java installed you could also use AngryIP http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=67345

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9382 Location: SwedenEurope

dogle · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 302

I have no happy experience with Superscan (not least because of its lack of user information), in fact I have just had to force drop to CLI when it froze my 431.

Depending on purpose, perhaps nmap might help the OP? It is absent from the Puppy Package Manager in 5- series (but the early version nmap 4.03 from the 3- series works for me in the 4-series).

mohan34u did a lot of work a while back preparing nmap/zenmap PETs of later versions, but the links to his repository now fail ... anyone know if his efforts are preserved elsewhere?

FWIW, I have a strong interest in checking port 5060 status. Seems some naughty ISPs offering 'free routers' block 5060 at the router as an anti-competitive measure, to prevent use of rival VoIP services. SheildsUp and nmap appear to be confirming this ... which would explain weeks of frustration not getting PSip etc. to work properly.

(Thanks for the AngryIP link).

GustavoYz · Joined: 07 Jul 2010 Posts: 864 Location: .ar

Get nmap and:

DPUP5520 · Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 756

if you're gonna use nmap to check your open ports do

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3012 Location: Oregon

The ports on my PC that are shown as open using nmap are
Interesting ports on localhost (127.0.0.1):
Not shown: 1024 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
139/tcp open unknown
631/tcp open unknown

and using the -sU parameter, those are

Interesting ports on localhost (127.0.0.1):
Not shown: 1021 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
137/udp open|filtered unknown
138/udp open|filtered unknown
631/udp open|filtered unknown

I have a DSL modem/router connected to my PC with a second wireless router connected to the DSL router.
So is the list of open ports look about right?

rcrsn51 · Posted: Tue 21 Jun 2011, 17:51 Post subject:

alienjeff · Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 2290 Location: Winsted, CT - USA

@8bit

Seek and ye shall find.

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3012 Location: Oregon

rcrsn51,
You are correct on both counts. Thanks for the reply.

AJ,
Thank you for the link that explains use of each port.
I'm a bit tired and did not think to do a web search.

Also, you have one interesting web site with interesting articles.
And it appears the government thinks so too.
Maybe I am just dense, but I could not see anything that would have been of interest to them.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9382 Location: SwedenEurope

Maybe Netstat could show ports? I only fail to know how to tell it to?

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 2623 Location: Earth

I have used AngryIP since its inception. It has never failed me in my 11 years of using in both Windows and Linux. AND it finds port 80 too. If you're having a problem where it cannot find port 80 if your browser is open, I'd be interested to learn "how that is?" I used it many times ot help users on local LANs who are having some anomolies. Best tool I have ever found for fast accurate discovery.

For Puppy users, Get it from here (Linux use must have JAVA. All Microsoft OSs have JAVA built-in)

Hope this helps