Windows command-line networking utilities¶

Windows command-line networking utilities allow users to manage, diagnose, and configure network interfaces and connections directly from the Command Prompt.

Finding Active Ports¶

To identify which network ports are currently in use or open, the netstat utility is used with specific switches. The recommended command for a comprehensive view is netstat combined with the -abno flags^[600-developer-tools-windows-win-cmd.md].

This command displays active connections, the executable process involved (-b), addresses and ports in numerical form (-n), and the process ID (-o)^[600-developer-tools-windows-win-cmd.md].

Sources¶

• 600-developer-tools-windows-win-cmd.md

Related¶

• [[Command-line interface]]
• [[Network troubleshooting]]