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I am looking for a simple command line tool to open tcp/udp server/client on a desired port on a linux machine.

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The nc (netcat) command will probably do what you need. It can listen on a specified port for TCP or UDP connections, and can also make outbound connections, depending on the command line arguments you specify.

If that's not what you're looking for, let me know.

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+1 very cool, I would have said to write a tiny Java program or something. I approve! – Doc Jul 6 '11 at 15:47
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socat tcp-l:<port>

Similar to netcat, but with the advantages of being consistent (only one implementation versus the 6-8 different netcat versions) and having support for IPv6, UDP, SSL, SCTP, and so on.

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And, as a third option, there is the UCSPI-TCP package.

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