This is where netstat -a -b -n comes in handy since it
list the process as well 
as the port# (rather than common service name) so you
know exactly what has that 
port.



nobozoz wrote:
> Duncan,
> 
> Did you fire up Taskmanager and check if 'homer' is
already running?
> 
> I had homer running and tried to start another
instance of homer. I got the
> "Something is already listening to 127.0.0.1 ..."
message from the 2nd
> instance, but the 2nd instance didn't know homer
(1st instance) was the
> listening proggy.
> 
> On my machine (WIN2K) with no browsers running and
homer running, netstat -a
> returns:
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\jr>netstat -a
> 
> Active Connections
> 
>   Proto  Local Address          Foreign Address     
  State
>   TCP    jr0:epmap              jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:microsoft-ds       jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:1025               jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:http               jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:netbios-ssn        jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   UDP    jr0:microsoft-ds       *:*
>   UDP    jr0:1032               *:*
>   UDP    jr0:3015               *:*
>   UDP    jr0:netbios-ns         *:*
>   UDP    jr0:netbios-dgm        *:*
>   UDP    jr0:isakmp             *:*
>   UDP    jr0:4500               *:*
> 
> and without homer running and ...
> 
> Active Connections
> 
>   Proto  Local Address          Foreign Address     
  State
>   TCP    jr0:epmap              jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:microsoft-ds       jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:1025               jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   TCP    jr0:netbios-ssn        jr0:0               
  LISTENING
>   UDP    jr0:microsoft-ds       *:*
>   UDP    jr0:1032               *:*
>   UDP    jr0:3015               *:*
>   UDP    jr0:netbios-ns         *:*
>   UDP    jr0:netbios-dgm        *:*
>   UDP    jr0:isakmp             *:*
>   UDP    jr0:4500               *:*
> 
> ... so, at least on this machine, homer is the only
app LISTENING on
> jr0:http.
> 
> Periodically, netstat -a might show transient things
like the following:
> 
>  TCP    jr0:3100              
mail.tstonramp.com:pop3  TIME_WAIT
> 
> hth,
> 
> _jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of DHSinclair
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:15 PM
> To: Hardware Group
> Subject: [H] IP stuff?
> 
> 
> Is there any way for me to query a given machine to
find out
> "who" is camped out "listening to" 127.0.0.1?
> 
> I am playing with "homer." 
(http://www.funkytoad.com/content/view/14/32/)
> It will not start because somebody else beats homer
to 127.0.0.1 for
> "listening."
> 
> Yes, this is another progy advised from "mvps.org"
that gives out the
> "hosts" files.  I am playing ATM.
> Thanks,
> Duncan
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 



       
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