A port is a gateway on a computer through which a connection is established. To test the network and Internet connection in your business, test the connection port using the Telnet utility in Windows.

When I go to HackerWatch.org to check on my ports (Windows XP Home, Windows Defender, Ad-aware, SpyBot and AVG), it tells me that Port 23 (Telnet) is open/unsecure and accepting connections. Three ...

The latest online malware, dubbed Brickerbot, is particularly nasty, as it virtually destroys vulnerable devices. This new approach has led to a new term, PDoS, for Permanent Denial of Service. Hacked ...

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 ...

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 ...