* [gentoo-user] netcat - which?
@ 2012-03-07 7:03 Pandu Poluan
2012-03-07 11:39 ` Benny Gächter
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From: Pandu Poluan @ 2012-03-07 7:03 UTC (permalink / raw
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eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
Rgds,
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* Re: [gentoo-user] netcat - which?
2012-03-07 7:03 [gentoo-user] netcat - which? Pandu Poluan
@ 2012-03-07 11:39 ` Benny Gächter
2012-03-07 12:54 ` Mick
2012-03-07 14:59 ` [gentoo-user] " James
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From: Benny Gächter @ 2012-03-07 11:39 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Am Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:03:45 +0700
schrieb Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info>:
> eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
>
> What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
>
> Rgds,
net-analyzer/netcat is http://nc110.sourceforge.net/
and net-analyzer/gnu-netcat is http://netcat.sourceforge.net/
Afaik...
regards
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* Re: [gentoo-user] netcat - which?
2012-03-07 11:39 ` Benny Gächter
@ 2012-03-07 12:54 ` Mick
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From: Mick @ 2012-03-07 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw
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On 7 March 2012 11:39, Benny Gächter <benny.gaechter@gmail.com> wrote:
> Am Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:03:45 +0700
> schrieb Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info>:
>
>> eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
>>
>> What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
>>
>> Rgds,
>
> net-analyzer/netcat is http://nc110.sourceforge.net/
> and net-analyzer/gnu-netcat is http://netcat.sourceforge.net/
>
> Afaik...
The original netcat (net-analyzer/netcat) started suffering from bit
rot and Vapier launched the community edition
(http://nc110.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/nc110/) in an effort to clean
the code so that it compiles with modern code and machines. However
that was 5 years ago. I don't know if progress has been slow, or no
devs showed up.
Then gnu-netcat kicked in to do the same thing not much later and also
cater for other platforms.
Finally, netcat6 http://netcat6.sourceforge.net/ showed up with
improvements claiming better ipv6 support and re-write of the netcat
code dropping some features and adding others.
For my rather basic needs and perhaps due to adoption inertia I am
still using the original netcat package, so can't advise about the
others.
--
Regards,
Mick
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* [gentoo-user] Re: netcat - which?
2012-03-07 7:03 [gentoo-user] netcat - which? Pandu Poluan
2012-03-07 11:39 ` Benny Gächter
@ 2012-03-07 14:59 ` James
2012-03-07 15:03 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Mol
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From: James @ 2012-03-07 14:59 UTC (permalink / raw
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Pandu Poluan <pandu <at> poluan.info> writes:
> eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
This is a short, interesting read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcat
I'm not sure what you using it for, but for routine
admin, I use nmap and zenmap:
http://nmap.org/zenmap/
hth,
James
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* Re: [gentoo-user] netcat - which?
2012-03-07 7:03 [gentoo-user] netcat - which? Pandu Poluan
2012-03-07 11:39 ` Benny Gächter
2012-03-07 14:59 ` [gentoo-user] " James
@ 2012-03-07 15:03 ` Michael Mol
2012-03-07 15:28 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2012-03-07 15:37 ` [gentoo-user] " Joshua Murphy
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From: Michael Mol @ 2012-03-07 15:03 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
> eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
>
> What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
Dunno. FWIW, I'm using net-analyzer/netcat6
--
:wq
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* [gentoo-user] Re: netcat - which?
2012-03-07 7:03 [gentoo-user] netcat - which? Pandu Poluan
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2012-03-07 15:03 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Mol
@ 2012-03-07 15:28 ` Grant Edwards
2012-03-07 15:37 ` [gentoo-user] " Joshua Murphy
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From: Grant Edwards @ 2012-03-07 15:28 UTC (permalink / raw
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On 2012-03-07, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
> eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
>
> What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
My vote would be for netcat6, but I occasionally to IPv6 stuff...
--
Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! I'm having an
at emotional outburst!!
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* Re: [gentoo-user] netcat - which?
2012-03-07 7:03 [gentoo-user] netcat - which? Pandu Poluan
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2012-03-07 15:28 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
@ 2012-03-07 15:37 ` Joshua Murphy
2012-03-07 16:48 ` Pandu Poluan
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From: Joshua Murphy @ 2012-03-07 15:37 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
> eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
>
> What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
>
> Rgds,
> --
> FdS Pandu E Poluan
> ~ IT Optimizer ~
>
> • LOPSA Member #15248
> • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com
> • Linked-In : http://id.linkedin.com/in/pepoluan
>
For a third, unasked, option... if you're not using any of the more
extravagant features, you practically always have busybox on hand
already...
$ busybox nc
BusyBox v1.19.3 (2012-02-21 22:48:14 EST) multi-call binary.
Usage: nc [OPTIONS] HOST PORT - connect
nc [OPTIONS] -l -p PORT [HOST] [PORT] - listen
-e PROG Run PROG after connect (must be last)
-l Listen mode, for inbound connects
-p PORT Local port
-s ADDR Local address
-w SEC Timeout for connects and final net reads
-i SEC Delay interval for lines sent
-n Don't do DNS resolution
-u UDP mode
-v Verbose
-o FILE Hex dump traffic
-z Zero-I/O mode (scanning)
--
Poison [BLX]
Joshua M. Murphy
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* Re: [gentoo-user] netcat - which?
2012-03-07 15:37 ` [gentoo-user] " Joshua Murphy
@ 2012-03-07 16:48 ` Pandu Poluan
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From: Pandu Poluan @ 2012-03-07 16:48 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Mar 7, 2012 10:39 PM, "Joshua Murphy" <poisonbl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
> > eix netcat returned net-analyzer/gnu-netcat and net-analyzer/netcat
> >
> > What's the difference? Which one should I emerge?
> >
> > Rgds,
> > --
> > FdS Pandu E Poluan
> > ~ IT Optimizer ~
> >
> > • LOPSA Member #15248
> > • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com
> > • Linked-In : http://id.linkedin.com/in/pepoluan
> >
>
> For a third, unasked, option... if you're not using any of the more
> extravagant features, you practically always have busybox on hand
> already...
>
> $ busybox nc
> BusyBox v1.19.3 (2012-02-21 22:48:14 EST) multi-call binary.
>
> Usage: nc [OPTIONS] HOST PORT - connect
> nc [OPTIONS] -l -p PORT [HOST] [PORT] - listen
>
> -e PROG Run PROG after connect (must be last)
> -l Listen mode, for inbound connects
> -p PORT Local port
> -s ADDR Local address
> -w SEC Timeout for connects and final net reads
> -i SEC Delay interval for lines sent
> -n Don't do DNS resolution
> -u UDP mode
> -v Verbose
> -o FILE Hex dump traffic
> -z Zero-I/O mode (scanning)
>
Thank You! For what I'm using netcat for (testing a single open port by
sending / receiving certain messages), busybox apparently fits the bill
nicely.
Much appreciated!
Rgds,
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