IP tools, when used properly, can help system builders tackle set-up and configuration chores, speed troubleshooting and problems resolution, and address all kinds of security issues and concerns. A ...

With UDP, I don't have connections, but the principle is the same. When I get a UDP packet, I get the ephemeral source port as part of the source socket address, and when I need to send something back ...

Data packets travel to and from numbered network ports associated with particular IP addresses and endpoints, using the TCP or UDP transport layer protocols. All ports are potentially at risk of ...

Port Query (PortQry.exe) is a command-line utility in the Windows operating system that you can use to help troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues. The tool reports the port status of TCP and UDP ...

What is TCP/UDP port 27? I've looked it up in IANA's list of well-known ports and it came up as nsw-fe, or more appropriately, "NSW User System FE", but just what the hell is it? I've been told it was ...

Security continues to be the biggest concern for IT managers and, in turn, design engineers developing firewall systems. With more viruses popping up and hackers attacking more often, corporations are ...

Two simple filters for wireshark to analyze TCP and UDP traffic Your email has been sent Wireshark is a protocol analyser available for download. This week’s post ...

Netstat, the TCP/IP networking utility, has a simple set of options and identifies a computer’s listening ports, along with incoming and outgoing network connections. This data can be very helpful if ...

A Port basically serves as an interface between your computer and the internet or other computers in the network. Every communication over the web is exchanged using these ports, so they are an ...

Kali Linux 2021.2 was released today by Offensive Security and includes new themes and features, such as access to privileged ports, new tools, and a console-based configuration utility. Kali Linux is ...