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How can I find out what ports are blocked by a firewall?

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#1

Between my PC and the internet is a firewall which I have no access to. I think there may be more than one firewall. Is there a tool/application I can use to see what ports are blocked by a firewall?

#2

Try running [[COLOR="Red"]ShieldsUp[/COLOR]]("http://www.grc.com/") which is a good well-known online tool for checking ports.

#3

typically speaking port 139 and 23 is usually blocked by your ISP, 25 is common now a days as well

a lot of times, your router blocks ports. log into your router and find out

#4

If you have the ability to loop around the firewall, you can run a port scan on the external ip address using System-->Administration-->Network Tools-->Port Scan.

Edit: I'm not sure if the bug has been fixed yet, but you may get some false positives up in the higher port ranges.

Jim