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nc command does not connect to remote host (debain lenny)

Hi
this problem making me mad ..

Server 2 ( Remote host)
nc -l -p 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

Server 1( Source)(
dd if=/dev/sda | nc 192.168.0.12 1234

in Server 2 :

it shows that port is listing ..

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:1234 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN

but there is not any data copy from serveer 1 to server 2 !!!

after typing the command in server 1
dd if=/dev/sda | nc 192.168.0.12 1234

its seems that its working!!
example :
root 2307 0.0 0.1 2876 616 tty1 S+ 16:17 0:00 dd if /dev/sda

but reality .. Server 1 does not even connect to server2, as netstat -ant | grep 1234 in SErver 2 does not shows any established connection ...

example :

root@Microknoppix:~# netstat -ant
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:1234 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN

any idea whats happening ??

Please help ...

farzanj

Don't use option l. IT is to make it act like a server.
Netcat works as both client and server. If you want to make it run like a client, do not use option l which is to make it listen --act like server.
Just say.

nc <IP_ADDRESS> 1234

fosiul01

ASKER

you mean.. write this line nc -l -p 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

as

nc 192.168.0.12 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

??

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fosiul01

ASKER

i want to make server2 to listen on port 1234

so that Server1 can conenct to that port and transfer data

what you say ??

bellow 2 command

Server 2 ( Remote host)
nc -l -p 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

Server 1( Source)(
dd if=/dev/sda | nc 192.168.0.12 1234

works fine on different server but with this one it does not ..

farzanj

nc 192.168.0.12 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

This should read from 192.168.0.12 and write on your device /dev/sda

farzanj

I am assuming you are trying to use it like a client.

fosiul01

ASKER

let me tell you

http://www.howtoforge.com/useful-uses-of-netcat

Server 1 is Source

server 2 is desitiation

Server 2 ( Remote host)
nc -l -p 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

Server 1( Source)(
dd if=/dev/sda | nc 192.168.0.12 1234

so i am cloning data from Server1 to Server 2

those command works fine with another server i already cloned
but with this debain lenny server.. its not working

Here..

Server 2 is activing as Server

Server 2 ( Remote host)
nc -l -p 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda

and Server 1 is connecting this server 2 via port 1234, then sending all data to server2 for cloning..

I can telnet from server1 to server 1

telnet 192.168.0.12 1234

its works

but when i am trying to use NC

its not connect

woolmilkporc

Sorry, fosiul,

with Debian you're correct using "-p".

I accidentally thought of BSD Unix, where it's wrong.

Are you sure that it doesn't connect, or does it just not come to an end?

You could try -w1 at the sending side to set a timeout of 1 second.

And please be patient - maybe you'll just have to wait long enough?

wmp

fosiul01

ASKER

Hi

i h ave used this command into different server its works fine
but only with this one .. its not ..

when Server1 conencts to server2 via port 1234

in netstat -ant its always say, its connected

whch meants the cloning started.. but here
its always saying

root@Microknoppix:~# netstat -ant
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:1234 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN

which means server 1 did nto connect to the server2...

fosiul01

ASKER

I found this in server and client

in the server

dd if=/dev/sda | nc -v 192.168.0.145 1234
129+0 records in
128+0 records out
65536 bytes (66 kB) copied, 2.30915 seconds, 28.4 kB/s

Warning: forward host lookup failed for 37l4247e19-11.xxxxx.lan: Unknown host
37l4247e19-11.xxxxx.lan [192.168.0.145] 1234 (?) open

In client :

nc -l -v -p 1234 | dd of=/dev/sda
listening on [any] 1234 ...
192.168.0.28: inverse host lookup failed: Unknown host
connect to [192.0.0.145] from (UNKNOWN) [192.168.0.28] 47133
106+27 records in
128+0 records out
65536 bytes (66 kB) copied, 10.683 s, 6.1 kB/s

do you think its the problem ??

i think so...