I rembered the PATH variable and googled it and found echo so that is taken care of and I unpacked with make and make install but I am just lost. it seems nc and netcat are two differing programs. ACK! On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > 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~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: