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Windows:

1. Click Start | Run...
2. Type cmd and press Enter
3. In the box type telnet yourdomain.com port# (i.e. telnet bluehost.com 3306)
4. Press Enter

Mac, Linux, Unix

1. Open up Terminal
2. Type telnet yourdomain.com port# (i.e. telnet bluehost.com 3306)
3. Press Return or Enter

Telnet is useful for troubleshooting MySQL (port 3306), FTP (port 21), email (port 110, port 25, port 26) to see if a firewall or other internet security software (e.g., anti-virus like Norton, McAfee) is blocking a particular port. Another useful link is at http://www.bluehost.com/cgi-bin/firewall where a broken image (globe) is indicative that the port is being blocked. If you have missing images, please contact your network administrator.