Checking if port is open

[MechatheSlag]

Hi.

I need a way to check whenever port 1203 is open. This is because I've made a shooter where people can host their own server, but without port 1203 people wouldn't be able to join. Having this checker would notify the player of this issue, disallowing him to host before the port is open.
The main reason I want this is because in my game, half of the hosted servers are without port 1203 open, which is very frustrating since nobody can join them.

Please respond
Mecha

[neat_Kliker2]

MOOSock to the IP (set a timeout !!!) and if it connects, bingo, if not then use a timer and give a `timeout` message

[Dynasoft]

Yeah, there's no way for the host to know if the port is open without asking someone else to connect and seeing if it works.

[dingdong]

I thought I saw a port scanner plugin released for OINC in the released extensions forum..

[neat_Kliker2]

I thought I saw a port scanner plugin released for OINC in the released extensions forum..

Scans a port range, not a single port
take that back, it does, but MOOSock is fully working, OINC hasn't been fully tested (come on people; test it!)

[MechatheSlag]

The port scanner can't determine if a port is open, as far as I have tested it anyways. One guy with port 1203 open used it, it returned negative, then I tested it without port 1203 open, and it still returned negative.