Siimple network question

[James Kir]

I have a simple networking question:
From a Windows machine (XP), how can I see if a certain port is listening on
a given server?
Is it possible from one of the many DOS network commands I see?
Further, if I were to write a Java servlet, what are the basics for
creating a connection for a given server and given port to do the same thing
(see if the port is alive)

Thanks.

 

[Setec]

To do network scans, go grab one of the many port scanners
out there. I use the FoundStone command line scanner,
just seems faster than the Win32 apps.
To do a local machine check just use:

netstat -an