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 > > > This email scanned for Viruses and Spam by ZCloud.net > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
