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Hello, a quick question, how do i open/enable a port ? ( I don't have firewall) i know nmap localhost will list all the open ports, but what if i ...
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  1. 05-26-2005 #1
    markwaugh
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    How to open Ports ?

    Hello,

    a quick question, how do i open/enable a port ? ( I don't have firewall) i know nmap localhost will list all the open ports, but what if i want to open or close a particular port (firewall is disabled ) My distro is FC3?
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    Goran
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    I suppose you could use netcat:
    Code:
     nc -l portnumber
    also take a look at man nc.
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