ARTICLE / 2021.03.05

linux commands

Test OpenVPN server on it's standard UDP port ping myserver.com nc -vzu myserver.com 1194 telnet is so 2020 so use nc which does UDP too -v verbose -z test daemon -u UDP Get a list of hosts with port "X" open nmap -oG temp -Pn --open -p 80 192.168.0.* > /dev/…

Test OpenVPN server on it's standard UDP port

ping myserver.com
nc -vzu myserver.com 1194
  • telnet is so 2020 so use nc which does UDP too
  • -v verbose
  • -z test daemon
  • -u UDP

Get a list of hosts with port "X" open

nmap -oG temp -Pn --open -p 80 192.168.0.* > /dev/null; grep Ports temp
  • -oG temp: output in grepable format to a file
  • --open: only show open ports
  • -Pn: scan the shit out of the network - no host discovery first to limit scan
  • -p 80: this port to scan... can do a range or selection