Tag: Windows

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Networking
2025-07-21|7 min read

How to Free Up a TCP/IP Port on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Learn how to identify processes using a port and free it up by stopping the service, killing the process, or changing configuration across different operating systems.

Networking
2025-04-15|8 min read

How to Connect to Network Shares with Username and Password

Learn how to mount SMB/CIFS network shares with credentials on Linux, macOS, and Windows, including persistent mounts and secure credential storage.

Windows
2025-03-28|7 min read

How to Close TCP and UDP Ports via Windows Command Line

Learn how to close open ports on Windows using command-line tools. Find and terminate processes listening on ports, manage Windows Firewall rules, and stop services to free up ports.

Networking
2025-03-22|7 min read

How to Find an Available Port on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Learn multiple methods to find open ports on your system, from command-line tools like netstat and lsof to programmatic approaches in Python and Node.js.

Networking
2024-10-22|9 min read

How to Simulate a Slow Internet Connection for Testing

Learn how to throttle network speed on Linux, macOS, and Windows using tc, Network Link Conditioner, and other tools to test application performance under poor network conditions.

Networking
2024-08-12|5 min read

How to Find Which Process Is Listening on a Port in Windows

Need to know which application is using a specific TCP or UDP port on Windows? Here's how to check using netstat, tasklist, PowerShell, and Resource Monitor.