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21MEI10003 Anshul Patidar Netcat

The document discusses the Netcat tool, its capabilities and common uses. Netcat is a versatile networking utility that allows reading and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. It has capabilities like port scanning and acting as a simple proxy. The document provides examples of using Netcat for port scanning, listening for connections, sending/receiving data, and file transfers.

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21MEI10003 Anshul Patidar Netcat

The document discusses the Netcat tool, its capabilities and common uses. Netcat is a versatile networking utility that allows reading and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. It has capabilities like port scanning and acting as a simple proxy. The document provides examples of using Netcat for port scanning, listening for connections, sending/receiving data, and file transfers.

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Demonstration of NETCAT tool

What is Netcat tool and why it is used?


Netcat, also known as "nc," is a versatile networking utility that is available on
Linux systems. It allows you to read from and write to network connections
using TCP or UDP protocols. Netcat is often referred to as the "Swiss Army
knife" of networking tools due to its wide range of capabilities.

Capabilities
The capabilities of Netcat are as follows −
 Capability of using any local source port
 Port-scanning capabilities
 Having Slow send mode
 Outbound or inbound and TCP or UDP connections from any port or to any
port
 Full DNS forward and reverse checking
 Loose source routing

Netcat is one of the most powerful networking tools, security tools, and
network monitoring tools. It acts like a cat command over a network. It is
even considered a Swiss army knife of networking tools. It is generally used
for the following reasons:

Operation related to TCP, UDP, or UNIX-domain sockets.


 Port Scanning
 Port Listening
 Port redirection
 open Remote connections
 Read/Write data across the network.
 Network debugging
 Network daemon testing
 Simple TCP proxies
 A Socks or HTTP Proxy Command for ssh
Here are some common use cases and commands for Netcat on Linux:
 Port Scanning:
To scan for open ports on a remote system, you can use Netcat's "-z" option
with the IP address and port range you want to scan:
nc -z <IP_address> <start_port>-<end_port>

 Listening for Connections:


To listen for incoming connections on a specific port, use the "-l" option
followed by the port number:
nc -l <port_number>
 Sending and Receiving Data:
Netcat can be used to send and receive data over a network connection. You can
specify the IP address and port of the remote system:
nc <IP_address> <port_number>

 File Transfers:
Netcat can be used to transfer files between systems. On the receiving end, use
the "-l" option and specify the port number. On the sending end, specify the
remote IP address and port:
On the receiving end: nc -l <port_number> > output_file
On the sending end: nc <IP_address> <port_number> < input_file

 Proxying:
Netcat can act as a simple proxy server. For example, to proxy connections from
local port 8080 to a remote system:
nc -l -p 8080 -c 'nc <remote_IP> <remote_port>'

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