PortQry

Directly query critical services on the remote host to determine whether it is available and accessible. You can use two troubleshooting tools to query services on a remote host: PortQry (Portqry.exe) and Telnet Client. PortQry is more flexible and simpler to use than Telnet Client; however, because it is not included with Windows (but can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site), it might not be installed on all systems. Use Telnet Client to query remote services only when PortQry is not available.

PortQry version 1.22 is a TCP/IP connectivity testing utility that is included with the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools. For information on how to download these tools, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892777. PortqryV2.exe is a new version of PortQry that includes all the features and functionality of the earlier version and has new features and functionality. For information concerning PortqryV2.exe and how to download it, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832919. The following examples can be performed using either version.

Note Information concerning PortQryUI, a user Interface for the original Portqry.exe command-line port scanner, can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310099, which includes a link for downloading this tool.