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SleePyCode · Jul 9, 2007, 12:22 AM

Something on my mac is using a port I need to use.
I can't find the program nor does restarting remedy this.

Anyone have any suggestions?
I am thinking I need to use some terminal commands to remove free up the port somehow but I can't find anything with quick google searches of my own for the proper commands.

Mithras · Jul 9, 2007, 01:29 AM

lsof -n -P | grep <portnumber>
will at least tell you what process is listening on the port of interest.

SleePyCode · Jul 9, 2007, 12:38 PM

Well it worked to show what is using it.. Oddly enough nothing is using it besides terminal (I think)
Mac-Os-X-Home:~ me$ lsof -n -P | grep 80
Terminal 13619 me 6r unix 0x031b5180 0t0 ->0x0319b9e0
Terminal 13619 me 7w unix 0x0319b9e0 0t0 ->0x031b5180

I am sure if I could close terminal and run the command it would show nothing.

Maybe I should work on figure out how to get my new apache to work with my macs auto start system and use that instead. I bet that could be the issue if it is trying to start apache when it can't.