If you run that netstat command as root, then the last column should show which process/PID is listening on that port. (that is what the '-p' option to netstat tells you) lsof is handy for this as well. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Craig White > Sent: August 20, 2007 12:46 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: [CentOS] open port 46929 > > > results from 'netstat -tlpn' gives me a line... > > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:46929 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN - > > googling for port 46929 doesn't turn up anything and so I > don't have a clue what process this belongs to. > > Do I have to start capturing activity on this port or is > there a better way to find out what this port is about? > > -- > Craig White <craig at tobyhouse.com> > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >