Java tutorial
import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class lookForPorts { public static void main(String[] args) { Socket theSocket; String host = "localhost"; if (args.length > 0) { host = args[0]; } for (int i = 0; i < 1024; i++) { try { System.out.println("Looking for " + i); theSocket = new Socket(host, i); System.out.println("There is a server on port " + i + " of " + host); } catch (UnknownHostException e) { System.err.println(e); break; } catch (IOException e) { // must not be a server on this port } } } }