Questions tagged [netcat]
Netcat is a simple but powerful utility program that reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol, IPv4 or IPv6, with a variety of functions.
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netcat listener is not working
I have been using netcat on my kali and the listener is not working.
I tested from another machine in the same network. I can do outbound connection from kali through netcat and it's working but ...
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Protocol Mismatch ngrok & netcat
When I create a tcp tunnel with ngrok and I try to communicate with nc I receive a message saying "Protocol Mismatch"
Explain Better:
I use macOS 12.3.
I launch ngrok tcp 9999 on a terminal ...
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Sending PJlink commands with netcat
I have a projector that I want to control over TCP using a protocol called "PJlink", but I can't manage to get it working. I'm currently trying to do this through Windows Terminal in WSL ...
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Use netcat to send UDP packets out 1 ethernet port and into another on the same server
I am trying to sanity check a network device and want to use netcat to send upd traffic out a specific ethernet port (eth0 for example) and receive that packet on a different port on the same system (...
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When sending email to Gmail address from netcat or openssl s_client, why do I get "Username and Password not accepted", despite correct credentials
My goal was to send an email to a gmail address, like beta@gmail.com from a commandline tool such as netcat or telnet etc.
WHAT I TRIED:
I first tried netcat.
nc -C smtp.gmail.com 587
220 smtp.gmail....
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Pipe input into a process running on a port
I startet a process with socat: socat tcp-listen:port,reuseaddr,fork, exec:"./program"
Now I can connect to the program with netcat: nc ip port. It will start the program and expects the ...
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Cannot Connect to Raspberry Pi Netcat Listener With Public IP
So I have my Raspberry Pi running a netcat listener but I can't connect to it with other pc running netcat with the pi's Public IP.
I want to connect to it from any pc but it refuses to connect.
I've ...
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Is it possible to make Netcat behave exactly like Telnet?
Is it possible to make Netcat behave exactly like Telnet?
The "-t" option doesn't seem to quite do it.
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Simulate "Enter" keypress after successfully making connection using Netcat on Raspberry Pi
I have an issue with using Netcat on Raspberry Pi terminal to output data after making a connection. The issue is that when I run this command, after it is succeeded, 5 seconds pass, and the ...
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Trying to start nc listener via torify?
Trying to start nc listener via torify:
torify nc -lvnp 4444
get response: local listen fuxored: Operation not permitted
I then tried to add: -q -1 and got same response?
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nc Won't Listen on a Port on CentOs6
I'm playing with nc for the file transfer function. On a CentOS6 machine, If I put nc on the listening mode, it returns a help message instead.
It seems nc with older visions needs different ...
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how to do netcat in a terminal
i have a program that is like a terminal that i want always on, how do i put it in a port through netcat so when i connect to that port i can write in the terminal and when i exit, the program doesn't ...
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Netcat or similar: Dockerized general purpose TCP/IP port proxy/gateway (for any service: mysql, ssh, dns, etc)
Context
We manage a radio station with 35+ workplaces for journalists. All them using a desktop application, connecting to a MySQL exposing 3306 at some internal IP address.
There are also other ...
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difference between nc and telnet using smtp service as an example
I can use both nc and telnet to connect to port 25.
$ nc 192.168.1.120 25
220 localhost ESMTP Exim 4.68 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:07:27 +0000
$ telnet 192.168.1.120 25
Trying 192.168.1.120...
Connected to ...
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Redirect arecord output and send it with netcat
I am trying to redirect sound from a microphone from one computer to another in my local network. I did following to achieve that
In one terminal:
arecord -t raw -c 2 -f S16_LE -r 48000 | nc -u #...
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How to netcat to multiple ports
I'am using a raspberry and i need 2 local streams. This is what i've tried:
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raspivid <some options> -o - | tee nc localhost 5100 | nc localhost 5000
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I can receive the output on ...
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monitor PID and respawn processes in bash script (simulatord, nc, ping)
For a student environment, I have a simple bash script that runs upon boot up on Ubuntu 18.04 (@reboot in crontab -e).
It runs ok (java file starts, netcat starts, pings, and all PIDs are viewable via ...
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Connection refused, but port is open
My Idea was to make netcat-Connection between two devices in different LAN; Now I looked in settings of WiFi-Router and created a port forwarding; port 4004 of router should now be able to connect me ...
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Bypass Linux password login with netcat or ssh or telnet
How can you bypass a password login with nc or ssh? I type 'nc IP-address 13880' and it gives me the login form I need to bypass. Can anyone give me any tips?
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Use netcat to listen on a port and send output from a command when a client connects
I have a Raspberry Pi (Debian Linux) connected to my LAN that can read data from some connected devices and output it to STDOUT.
Let's say the program is run on "Server" and I want to serve the ...
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How to transfer files between two hosts through a bastion using netcat and pigz
I have to regularly transfer the contents of folders containing a lot of small files with a volume of around 10GB from one server to another. Before I used the command bellow which did the job very ...
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Scan open port with netcat
I'm just wrapping my head around the utility netcat. So for test purpose I install Apache on my Linux OS and verified Apache runs by accessing the localhost url in my browser.
I want to test if the ...
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linux nc (netcat) UDP Connection refused
I faced with some strange nc behavior. It works well with TCP when on one host I do:
nc -tlp 31337
and on the other one:
nc 14.0.0.1 31337
So there can be some data exchange.
But when I do:
nc -...
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Netcat listening on Debian Security advice please nc -(dknl)
I would be very grateful for some help:
This is with regards to a Netcat based script running on a Debian based distribution, specifically the Proxmox hypervisor (see here if unknown https://en....
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SSH'ing through a proxy with CentOS 8
I'm using CentOS 8, and I'm trying to SSH from behind a firewall through a (HTTP but also somehow SOCKS) proxy.
I've read this answer, which suggests using nc -X - but my nc doesn't support that. I'...
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Install both gnu-netcat and openbsd-netcat simultaneously on Arch Linux
They are in conflict when I try to install them conveniently. How can I have both of them at the same time?
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Receive UDP packets from multiple broadcast servers
I have two sensors which broadcast their data using UDP. I configured them to use different ports.
If I connect only one sensor, I receive the packets using nc -ul port without any trouble.
If I ...
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What's the alternative to "nc -l" for HTTPS?
You can run netcat in the "listen" mode:
nc -l 8080
This will listen on localhost:8080, dump everything that comes in to stdout and reply with data from netcat's stdin. This is useful for a quick ...
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Netcat/nc messages not send/received on either computer
I have two computers (both running Ubuntu) in the same network. They are able to ping each other successfully. Their IPs are:
Computer 1: 172.16.10.59
Computer 2: 172.16.10.72
The following works: ...
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What is the difference between telnet and netcat?
I am looking for an explanation where I can find the difference between telnet and netcat. In which cases should I use telnet and netcat? What a telnet can do that netcat can not do and vice versa?
I ...
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Scanning streamed data with clamav
I am trying to come up with a command with which I can scan a file by streaming it via network interface.
I have tried the following:
telnet clamd.server.com 3310
STREAM
PORT <some random ...
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Is NetCat command dangerous?
I'm s server-side developer and used to invoke the nc command to check whether a remote port is open.
Suddenly, the security guy prohibited the command and as soon as I use the nc command my ...
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Netcat as a inetd service on port 1815 and redirect incomming to /dev/ttyS2
I'm trying to let my Debian 7 system to listen on port 1815 with netcat and redirect the incoming traffic to a VacuumFluorecentDisplay.
Iptables are open and I'm using inetd instead of xinetd(came ...
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Why does this netcat pipeline work in macOS but not Linux?
I set up the following pipeline. This allows me to see the raw HTTP requests and responses that pass through the pipeline.
Note: I use BSD nc below (this is what comes with macOS and AmazonLinux), ...
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Pipe netcat response to php post form
I'm trying to get a one-line command that pipes all messages on a port to a php script. I can't use a netcat proxy, as the receiving end is webserver-only.
Basically, I have the idea of doing ...
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My Raspberry Pi can’t detect or connect to open ports made by Netcat with my Debian virtual machine
I want to establish a connection over a network protocol like TCP/UDP using Netcat with my Debian virtual machine (using VirtualBox) as the host while my Raspberry Pi connects to the virtual machine.
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How do I stream UDP raspivid over ipv6 from raspberry pi to my debian virtual machine mplayer
I can stream UDP raspivid to my host machine fine using ipv4 but my project needs to be able to stream over ipv6.
I tested my ipv6 connection via netcat-openbsd and I've confirmed my debian host ...
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UDP with netcat on Mac OS
I try to connect to a Tello drone from my Mac by opening an UDP connection to 192.168.10.1 via port 8889 to send commands and receive ack's from the device.
When using "Packet Sender" it works, but ...
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listening port with netcat not working
I am trying to listen to port 8080 using netcat. It was working fine, suddenly I an getting this. Any idea?
root@kali:~# nc -vv -l -p 8080
retrying local 0.0.0.0:8080 : Address already in use
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why would a LAN transfer go slower when router is connected to network
Before I ask, I realize the different hardware might be at play but I did some other tests that make me think its not the hardware and I wanted to ask to see if maybe there is something else going on.
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Use netcat to tell a remote Mac to run/open a file
I have very limited (almost no) knowledge of how netcat works other than I've managed to get one Mac mini to listen on port 13370 [using nc -l 13370] (for TCP commands?) and I have a MacBook that has ...
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Apply jumphost's .bashrc to server during ssh from client?
With the following topology:
+----------+ ssh -J +--------+ +--------------+
|clienthost| =========> |jumphost| ====> |restrictedhost|
+----------+ +--------+ ...
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Corrupt .zip file after being downloaded by Netcat
I create a .zip file with WinRAR on my Windows, it can be opened and extracted on Linux as well as Windows if I transfer it via mail or any other common way.
But when I transfer it via Netcat, the zip ...
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Receiving multiple files at once in Netcat without overwriting last file
1 machine listens(linux), while multiple clients(windows) send files to it on one and the same listening port. Netcat receives the files serially with the -k tag.
Listening machine:
nc -lp PORT -k ...
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Why is my TCP connection attempt via PHP acting weird?
I'm not sure if this is better here or on SO but since the issue isn't in the programming I figured it applies here (or on U&L or on serverfault, but I guess/hope I'm fine on here).
I want to ...
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Shell pipes - the order of things
Because netcat on my box doesn't support -e,
The netcat man page gives me this workaround:
$ rm -f /tmp/f; mkfifo /tmp/f
$ cat /tmp/f | /bin/sh -i 2>&1 | nc -l 127.0.0.1 1234 > /tmp/f
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can't reach nginx port with netcat
I have this simple nginx config file:
server {
listen 4000;
location / {
root /usr/share/nginx/html;
index index.html index.htm;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html =404;
}
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Use rsync with nc as transport layer
By default, rsync uses ssh as a transport layer. Unfortunately with fast local network, ssh is very slow. Is it possible use rsync with netcat / nc ?
I have make some experiments, but it does not ...
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How to enable inbound connection on Windows 7 firewall for a program?
I have two computers on my network: one Linux machine and one Windows 7 machine.
I run a
nc -l 8888
on the Windows 7 machine and I run a
nc -nv 8888
on my Linux machine to connect to my ...
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check multiple ports using netcat nc
I'm using the follow to wait till a port opens.
while ! nc -z 127.0.0.1 8080; do sleep 0.1; done
how can the above be modified to check multiple ports. So the script should stop only when all ports ...
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