Keep TCP/UDP port open/alive

[johnpayback]

Would anyone happen to know how to keep a TCP/UDP port open or alive? I have an issue where my firewall will disable a port after 60 minutes if no traffic passes across it. The only way for me to reset it is to restart the application that uses the port. I wasn't sure Windows had any tools built-in that would accomplish this or if maybe someone knows of a free tool to do this?

I know a lot of applications have ADDP built-in that is a keepalive but the vendor of my application will not add this to their software just for me.

Any ideas or links are greatly appreciated.

JP

 

[itsp1965]

If you can't get this behavior modified at the firewall level, maybe you should set the application (assuming it's a service to start/restart every 60 mins).