I'm getting lost. I just d/l netcat but am unsure of where to unpack it to so that it will be usable. I am so sorry I'm being a hastle. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > hmmmmm.... nc isn't on my system I even ran apt-get update and tried > apt-get install. > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> then I suppose I'll use netcat. I suppose I put 'nc- p 5050' in a file >> somewhere. Could someone tell me which file? >> funny.... reading the man page for nc (trying to figure out how to get it >> to work) was a hoot! the copyright section is rather entertaining. check it >> out! >> >> here is the excerpt I was talking about: >> >> COPYRIGHT >> Netcat is entirely my own creation, although plenty of other code >> was >> used as examples. It is freely given away to the Internet >> community in >> the hope that it will be useful, with no restrictions except >> giving >> credit where it is due. No GPLs, Berkeley copyrights or any of >> that >> nonsense. The author assumes NO responsibility for how anyone uses >> it. >> If netcat makes you rich somehow and you're feeling generous, mail >> me a >> check. If you are affiliated in any way with Microsoft Network, >> get a >> life. Always ski in control. Comments, questions, and patches to >> hob‐ >> bit@avian.org. >> >> NOTES >> Some port names in /etc/services contain hyphens -- netcat >> currently >> will not correctly parse those unless you escape the hyphens with >> back‐ >> slashes (e.g. "netcat localhost 'ftp\-data'"). >> >> BUGS >> Efforts have been made to have netcat "do the right thing" in all >> its >> various modes. If you believe that it is doing the wrong thing >> under >> whatever circumstances, please notify me and tell me how you >> think it >> should behave. If netcat is not able to do some task you think >> up, >> minor tweaks to the code will probably fix that. It provides a >> basic >> and easily-modified template for writing other network >> applications, >> and I certainly encourage people to make custom mods and send in >> any >> improvements they make to it. Continued feedback from the Internet >> com‐ >> munity is always welcome! >> >> EXAMPLES >> For several netcat recipes, please see >> /usr/share/doc/netcat/README.gz >> and /usr/share/doc/netcat/README.Debian.gz. >> >> AUTHOR >> This manual page was written by Joey Hess and >> Robert >> Woodcock , cribbing heavily from Netcat's README >> file. >> >> Netcat was written by a guy we know as the Hobbit < >> hobbit@avian.org>. >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Ed wrote: >> >>> Squid is a proxy server found at http://www.squid-cache.org/ >>> I would guess that apt-get thinks of it as squid-cache. >>> >>> Unless you already have Squid (doesn't sound like it) already set up - >>> this is a bit over the top just to let port 5050 past the firewall + >>> NAT. >>> If you have a home network, Squid is a good way to control access to >>> the Internet. If you have one computer on a broadband connection, then >>> just opening port 5050 should be enough, add forwarding if you have >>> NAT setup. Squid is a heavy service, other tunneling tools exist like >>> nc (aka netcat) or ssh or stunnel that will be much easier to set up. >>> >>> Once you are set up, you should check to see which service you have >>> listening at port 5050 with something like "netstat -ta" or wireshark, >>> etc >>> >>> Happy Holidays - Ed >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: