Is there any better way of checking if a remote port is open other than acctually connect to it? I mean since UDP ports cannot take a connection.

check out nmap

it can do various types of scans and i think most are somehow described

btw there is even a windows port so you could try it

well I do not want to use an external application since this is a feature I want in my "game". there must be some sort of solution for this since nmap have done it?

[edited by - invictus on November 9, 2003 10:51:51 AM]