import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class LocalPortScanner { public static void main(String[] args) { for (int port = 1; port <= 65535; port++) { try { // the next line will fail and drop into the catch block if // there is already a server running on the port // make sure your firewalls are turned off as otherwise // you will get an error and it looks as if a port is active ServerSocket server = new ServerSocket(port); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("There is a server on port " + port + "."); } // end try } // end for } }