Can we *listen* a TCP port, say 8080, in the "client" side with IE?

The goal: to run a web service in a Internet Explorer page. Can it be
done?

The only way I see is to have a VBScript able to import the functions
from System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener. Is it possible? examples? Do the
user needs to have some or all of the .NET framework installed?

Thanks

Alejandro

Through scripting this is not possible.