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netcat

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Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts.

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  • Free • Open Source

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Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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Discontinued

The last version (0.7.1) was released in January 2004.

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  1.  Connect
  2.  Support for IPv6
  3.  Peer-To-Peer
  4.  Network Tools

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  • Developed by

    US flagGNU Project

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Network & Admin, File Sharing

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netcat was added to AlternativeTo by kafene on Oct 9, 2012 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022.
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What is netcat?

Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time, it is a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities.

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