5 of the Best Free Linux Port Scanners
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A port scanner is a utility which probes a server or host to verify if the virtual ports of a system are open or closed. Ports allow different applications on the same computer to share network resources simultaneously.
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Port scanning has many legitimate uses such as network inventory and the verification of the security of a network. Port scanners therefore represent an important tool for users and system administrators to verify the security policies of their computers and network.
Linux has a good range of port scanners that help administrators identify and rectify weaknesses in a system. To provide an insight into the software that is available, we have compiled a list of 5 of our favorite port scanners. Hopefully, there will be something of interest here for administrators or users that want to scan computers and services that are running on a network. We give our strongest recommendation to Nmap, an indispensable utility to gather information about remote computers.
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