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Glossary: Networking Beyond the Basics

nc

Also written: netcat, nc -zv, nc -u, nc -l

Netcat, a small tool that opens TCP or UDP connections and passes text through them. -l listens, -u uses UDP, and -zv tests whether a TCP port succeeds, is refused or times out.

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connection refusedtimeoutUDP