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How does netstat determine symbolic hostname?

I was trying to understand what the –numeric/-n flag of netstat does? Manual says the following about –numeric/-n –numeric , -n Show numerical addresses instead of trying to determine symbolic host, port or user names. Following is a line of output with “-n” option Following is the same line as in A but without “-n” option port 8080 in my

How to find a free TCP port

How do I find a completely free TCP port on a server? I have tried the command line; but I am told the ones with a status of LISTENING are already being used. I also tried a tool called TCPView but again it only showed which TCP ports were being used. I know how to telnet to a port to

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