If you’re running a Linux server, here’s one way of checking as to which ports are open to the public. You can use netstat for that purpose. Netstat is a command-line network utility tool that displays network connections for tcp, routing tables, and a number of network interfaces. It’s available on Linux, MacOS and Windows.
In Linux and MacOS, type the following via the Terminal.
netstat -lnptu # # -l = only services which are listening on some port # -n = show port number, don't try to resolve the service name # -t = tcp ports # -u = udp ports # -p = name of the program # |
If you’re in Windows, open up Powershell and type in:
netstat -no # or netstat -o 5 |
Don’t be surprised as to what your computer is doing.