Hi,

I am trying to find out if there is a way to scan my local linux machine for open ports. The reason I'm doing this is for setup of WebLogic, which requires a port number, and I'm not sure which ports on the machine are being used. (During the WebLogic install, it does not check to see if the port number you specify is in use, so if it fails to start the server on the requested port, you have to go through the installation process over again, or manually change some .xml files to the port number you wish to use.)

I'm in the process of creating an automated script that will install WebLogic for me, and should scan the machine for an open port number (within a specific range) and use the first open one it finds. Are there any linux packages out there that do this?

Thanks

You can use nmap to do this. If you want to check connectivity from the net (i.e. end-to-end test through your router / ISP), you can use one of the web-based services like Shields Up.

These methods will tell you if your machine responds on ports (they both use a sub-set of common ports by default. There is a command-line option to nmap which allows you to tell it to scan non-standard ports).

Another approach is to use netstat, e.g.