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  • Jul 10, 2009, 10:54 PM
    YogeshS
    Windows port status
    In windows port status command

    Netstat -a

    What is the meaning of *:* in foreign address?
  • Jul 13, 2009, 06:58 AM
    chuckhole

    Notice that all of the ones that show up as *:* are for the UDP ports.

    TCP ports and UDP ports are different in that TCP ports can keep an open connection and therefore will show a state - such as listening, closed_wait, established, etc.

    UDP ports do not work this way. They make the connection, transfer data and then close. You will not see a listening or waiting connection. You will only see that a connection has been made.

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