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Do not enable unnecessary services on your PC or server

Whether it is a Windows PC, Cisco router, switches, Linux machine or network enable device, it is recommended to stop unnecessary services that are run by default. Every running, but unused, service on your system maybe a possible means of … Continue reading

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How to test if a port is open on a server or PC – Part II

In my previous post on testing of open port in a server, we have learned that telnet command can be used in confirming if a port is open in a server. However, even though a port is already opens in … Continue reading

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How to find port number

In our previous post on How to test if a port is open on a server or PC, we have indicated that in TCP/IP networking,  port 25 is used in SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), port 110 is for POP3 … Continue reading

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How to test if a port is open on a server or PC

Further info to my previous post on How to access web page without using web browser, you may use the same method to confirm if a network service is running on a server or computer. For example if you like … Continue reading

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How to access web page without Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari

In networking, sometime while performing network trouble shooting, you may like to quickly test if the connection to a website is available. Without using a web browser, you also can use the telnet command that is available in most of … Continue reading

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