0)
Copy a complete directory [ lets say a mysql data " but you should not take a running mysql data " ]
Go to destination computer's destination EMPTY directory where you want to dump the data and run:[[[
nc -l 3333 | tar -zxvf - ]]] - Note you can use any free port at the place of 3333
now go to the source computer and type: [[[
tar cvz <directory> | nc destination_hostname 3333 ]]]
1)
Destination host:
nc -lp [3333] > [file] [ listen to port 3333 and what ever comes from that port put that to <<file>>
Sources host:
cat <<file>> | nc -w 1 IP <<3333>> [ to transfer a <<file>> of course host with netcat with having timeout of 1 sec " -w 1 " and on port of 3333
2)
man nc:
-l
Used to specify that nc should listen for an incoming connection rather
than initiate a connection to a remote host. It is an error to use
this option in conjunction
with the -p, -s, or -z options. Additionally, any timeouts specified with the -w option are ignored.
-p source_port
Specifies the source port nc should use, subject to privilege
restrictions and availability. It is an error to use this option in
conjunction with the -l option.
-w timeout
If
a connection and stdin are idle for more than timeout seconds, then the
connection is silently closed. The -w flag has no effect on the -l
option, i.e. nc will
listen forever for a connection, with or without the -w flag. The default is no timeout.
3)
CLIENT/SERVER MODEL
It is quite simple to build a very basic client/server model using nc.
On one console, start nc listening on a specific port for a
connection. For example:
$ nc -l 1234
nc
is now listening on port 1234 for a connection. On a second console (or
a second machine), connect to the machine and port being listened on:
$ nc 127.0.0.1 1234
There should now be a connection between the ports. Anything typed at
the second console will be concatenated to the first, and vice-versa.
After the connection has been set
up, nc does not really care
which side is being used as a ‘server’ and which side is being used as a
‘client’. The connection may be terminated using an EOF (‘^D’).
4)
DATA TRANSFER
The example in the previous section can be expanded to build a basic
data transfer model. Any information input into one end of the
connection will be output to the other
end, and input and output can be easily captured in order to emulate file transfer.
Start by using nc to listen on a specific port, with output captured into a file:
$ nc -l 1234 > filename.out
Using a second machine, connect to the listening nc process, feeding it the file which is to be transferred:
$ nc host.example.com 1234 < filename.in
After the file has been transferred, the connection will close automatically.
5)
TALKING TO SERVERS
It is sometimes useful to talk to servers “by hand” rather than through
a user interface. It can aid in troubleshooting, when it might be
necessary to verify what data a
server is sending in response to commands issued by the client. For example, to retrieve the home page of a web site:
$ echo -n "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n" | nc host.example.com 80
Note that this also displays the headers sent by the web server. They
can be filtered, using a tool such as sed(1), if necessary.
More complicated examples can be built up when the user knows the format
of requests required by the server. As another example, an email may
be submitted to an SMTP server
using:
$ nc localhost 25 << EOF
HELO host.example.com
MAIL FROM: <user@host.example.com>
RCPT TO: <user2@host.example.com>
DATA
Body of email.
.
QUIT
EOF
6)
PORT SCANNING
It may be useful to know which ports are open and running services on a
target machine. The -z flag can be used to tell nc to report open
ports, rather than initiate a con-
nection. For example:
$ nc -z host.example.com 20-30
Connection to host.example.com 22 port [tcp/ssh] succeeded!
Connection to host.example.com 25 port [tcp/smtp] succeeded!
The port range was specified to limit the search to ports 20 - 30.
Alternatively, it might be useful to know which server software is
running, and which versions. This information is often contained within
the greeting banners. In order to
retrieve these, it is
necessary to first make a connection, and then break the connection when
the banner has been retrieved. This can be accomplished by specifying a
small
timeout with the -w flag, or perhaps by issuing a "QUIT" command to the server:
$ echo "QUIT" | nc host.example.com 20-30
SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.6.1p2
Protocol mismatch.
220 host.example.com IMS SMTP Receiver Version 0.84 Ready
7)
EXAMPLES
Open a TCP connection to port 42 of host.example.com, using port 31337 as the source port, with a timeout of 5 seconds:
$ nc -p 31337 -w 5 host.example.com 42
Open a UDP connection to port 53 of host.example.com:
$ nc -u host.example.com 53
Open a TCP connection to port 42 of host.example.com using 10.1.2.3 as the IP for the local end of the connection:
$ nc -s 10.1.2.3 host.example.com 42
Create and listen on a Unix Domain Socket:
$ nc -lU /var/tmp/dsocket
Connect to port 42 of host.example.com via an HTTP proxy at 10.2.3.4,
port 8080.