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How to Get a List of Active TCP Connections on Domain Computers

November 16, 2018

By Peter Barnett

Network port numbers can provide critical information about applications that access computers over the network. Knowing the applications that use the network and the corresponding network ports, you can create precise rules for the firewall and configure the remote host computers to only allow useful traffic. In addition, active TCP/IP ports on your endpoints can indicate potential malicious activity or exposure to cyber-attacks. Getting a list of all active TCP connections on each TCP endpoint on your network is a great first step to understanding the attack surface, as well as locking down your network from future security incidents and ransomware. Information should include source and destination IP address and port, process info, and other data. This manual describes some streamlined ways to create a list of active TCP connections on Windows operating systems. Also, you will know how to with the help of PowerShell get TCP connections.

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How to get a list of active TCP connections on all domain computers with help of WMI query or Powershell script and save a list tcp connections in CSV file - search query

Step 3 Set Filters, If Necessary:

How to get a list of active TCP connections on all domain computers with help of WMI query or Powershell script and save a list tcp connections in CSV file - set filters

Step 4 See Results from All Endpoints in Seconds:

Endpoint Name

mac.widgets.local
fred.widgets.local
rays.widgets.local

Local Address

192.168.0.245:59343
192.168.0.213:59213
192.168.0.223:58144

Process ID

3422
2342
7643

Remote Address

23.100.122.175:443
205.251.242.103:80
96.43.145.26:3389

Get a List of Active TCP Connections on Domain Computers Manually:

1. Execute WMI Query in ROOT\StandardCIMV2 Namespace:

Launch WMI Explorer or any other tool which can run WMI queries.
Run WMI query: SELECT * FROM MSFT_NetTCPConnection

2. Run This Simple Windows Powershell Script:

Thru WMI object: Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer RemoteComputerName

3. Use Following Code to Select Specific Columns:

Execute: Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer RemoteComputerName | Select-Object RemoteAddress, RemotePort, OwningProcess, PSComputerName

4. Sort the Results Using the Line Below:

Invoke command: Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer RemoteComputerName | Select-Object RemoteAddress, RemotePort, OwningProcess, PSComputerName | Sort-Object RemoteAddress

5. The Next Code Helps to Filter Results:

Use it: Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer RemoteComputerName | Select-Object RemoteAddress, RemotePort, OwningProcess, PSComputerName | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.RemoteAddress -like “192.168.*”}

6. Save Results to CSV File:

Run: Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer RemoteComputerName | Select-Object RemoteAddress, RemotePort, OwningProcess, PSComputerName | Export-CSV “c:\file.csv” -Append -NoTypeInformation

7. The Next Step Is to Query Multiple Computers:

Computers from a text file: Get-Content -Path c:\computers.txt | ForEach-Object {Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer $_}
Computers from AD domain: Get-ADComputer -Filter {OperatingSystem -Like ‘Windows 10*’} | ForEach-Object {Get-WmiObject -Namespace ROOT\StandardCIMV2 -Class MSFT_NetTCPConnection -Computer $_.Name}

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