What is a TCP port checker?
A TCP port checker tests whether a public host accepts a connection on selected ports, which can help verify web, mail, remote access, DNS, database, and other network services.
Check a host or IP address against common TCP ports, follow the scan as it moves through the queue, and see which services answer the knock.
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A TCP port checker tests whether a public host accepts a connection on selected ports, which can help verify web, mail, remote access, DNS, database, and other network services.
An open port means the target completed the TCP connection attempt before the timeout. It does not prove the service is configured correctly or safe.
Private, local, loopback, and reserved addresses are blocked so the checker is used only against public hosts and avoids probing internal networks.