Checks if a TCP/IP port is opened on a remote host online.
Attempts to connect to (scan) a given host by a specific TCP/IP port number. Useful for testing BitTorrent, uTorrent connectivity, firewall/NAT configuration (port forwarding), etc. ¶
Opened port means that your computer is listening and accepting connections on that gateway while closed port means it won't talk to anyone attempting to connect to that port number. This port scanner lets you find which TCP/IP ports are opened and which are closed on your or other Internet machine. ¶
Note that port scanning takes time (1 second of timeout per each closed port) so don't submit the form twice – it won't make the process faster. ¶
You can find a list of official (and not) port numbers at this Wikipedia article. ¶