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TCP/IP ports
Port Status
netstat
: "network status" plays network connections and statistics.ss
: "socket status" is a standard utility replacing the older netstat.nmap
: "network map" is a port scanner, won't normally be installed by default.Host Firewall
ufw
: "uncomplicated firewall" is a frontend for iptables
.iptables
: manages firewall rules.nftables
: a package filtering framework built to replace the old iptables
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