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so... we know that we can test that if a port is open on the firewall with: 

telnet SERVERIP PORT

..but afaik there are services that can't be tested with telnet, because ex.: telnet doesn't know that protocol that the service is using, and telnet will report that the port is closed, but in reality the service is up&running.

Q: first: was I correct about telnet? second: What to use for testing that a port is opened on a server? (so it's not blocked by a firewall) - are there any unix tools for this?

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Have a look at nmap. It probably can do more than you will ever need. – Marco Jan 25 at 15:58

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On the first question, maybe the service does not wait for interactive input. There could be other explanations, too. On the second, nmap can be used to test the firewall. There are many options.

Scan the first 1,000 ports (default):

nmap -v -A -PN hostname.domainname.com

Or perhaps a specific range:

nmap -v -A -p 10000-11000 -PN hostname.domainname.com
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so you are saying that an: nmap -v -A -p PORTNUMBER -PN hostname.domainname.com is the best solution? – gasko peter Jan 25 at 19:33
No, I just gave a couple of "for-instance" lines. You would have to read the manual and use the switches that perform the kind of action that you want to use. – Christopher Jan 25 at 21:15

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