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How do i find out which ports are blocked by my router?

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rachitar Original post #1
Feb 8, 2005 at 4:57 PM
Hi,
I want to know how can i find out which ports are open and which are blocked by my router?
If have access to my router-that would be easy but what if i dont have access to my router?
Can i find out still which ports are open.
Thanks
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Feb 8, 2005 at 5:07 PM
u can give command


# show ip interface brief
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digen #3
Feb 8, 2005 at 5:10 PM
Basically all ports will be blocked on your router unless you enabled port forwarding & mapped a internal IP & a service.If a port is not mapped then the router should drop traffic for the specified socket pair [a combination of a IP address & port].
Ports are said to be open if & only if you have some kind of service running.By service I mean a HTTP server or a FTP server.
There are two ways as I can see it either use a similar service provided by steve gibson GRC Shields UP though I've yet to figure out how it works exactly & how far it is accurate, or use a port scanner such as nmap & scan your IP from outside the private lan.
This should give you a fair idea about open/closed ports.Hope this helps.