c# - Check if a port is open

Question

I can't seem to find anything that tells me if a port in my router is open or not. Is this even possible?

The code I have right now doesn't really seem to work...

private void ScanPort()
{
    string hostname = "localhost";
    int portno = 9081;
    IPAddress ipa = (IPAddress) Dns.GetHostAddresses(hostname)[0];
    try
    {
        System.Net.Sockets.Socket sock =
                new System.Net.Sockets.Socket(System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
                                              System.Net.Sockets.SocketType.Stream,
                                              System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType.Tcp);
        sock.Connect(ipa, portno);
        if (sock.Connected == true) // Port is in use and connection is successful
            MessageBox.Show("Port is Closed");
        sock.Close();
    }
    catch (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException ex)
    {
        if (ex.ErrorCode == 10061) // Port is unused and could not establish connection 
            MessageBox.Show("Port is Open!");
        else
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

Answer 1

Try this:

using(TcpClient tcpClient = new TcpClient())
{
    try {
        tcpClient.Connect("127.0.0.1", 9081);
        Console.WriteLine("Port open");
    } catch (Exception) {
        Console.WriteLine("Port closed");
    }
}

You should probably change 127.0.0.1 to something like 192.168.0.1 or whatever your router's IP address is.