Re: More on port forwarding(ssh, netcat and amule!)

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Subject: Re: More on port forwarding(ssh, netcat and amule!)
From: Tom Grace <lists-in@deathbycomputers.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:21:22 +0100
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On 11/10/12 09:53, houkensjtu wrote:
> It seems that, not only on the router, but also I should open a specific port on my laptop, otherwise netcat will not be able to connect from outside my home.
> 
> I wonder why this happens and what is the mechanism behind it.
> Is it possible to open a port in debian, without launch certain software so I can netcat from outside to my home laptop?

You can have the port open in firewall terms, but if you don't have any
software listening on it you will receive "connection refused".

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