In linux wat is the command to see on which port which
service is running? and wat is the differnece between
/etc/services file and netstat command

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In linux wat is the command to see on which port which service is running? and wat is the differnec..

Answer / srinivas antarvedi

i)which port which service is running

netstat -tulpn

lists all the processes running,the service name with the upd or tcp port, and the socket information

ii)/etc/services is the general port numbers and the serices that are associated with the ports where are netstat shows the running serviced,ports,the application name associated and the socket info too.

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In linux wat is the command to see on which port which service is running? and wat is the differnec..

Answer / raj

you can also use nmap comand.This actualy shows the services
and ports open at that time.

usage: nmap

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In linux wat is the command to see on which port which service is running? and wat is the differnec..

Answer / vadiraj joish

Netstat :- is the command which shows the running process
and what process is mapped to what port number.

/etc/services :- This file give you in the information about
the protocals and portnumbers that they use.

Note:- Portnumbers can be changed according to the requirement.

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