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Netcat: Advanced Features last question (9)
I'm supposed to do a reverse bind using an netcat website. it hangs and the client and there is no feedback on the netcat website that the listener is working. i don't need the course i was taking...
SamDickison
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Community ManagerHey DY, does this help at all?
Ensure your listener is fully established and actively "listening" on the specified port before the client attempts the connection, as timing is often the culprit in these scenarios. Additionally, double-check that the syntax on the client side explicitly redirects the shell (like /bin/bash or cmd.exe) to your listener's IP and port to ensure the reverse connection actually triggers an interactive session.
i followed the directions. I am not sure how to tell the listener is fully established if it just sits the with a rectangle outline forever
i did the nc -l 4444 first and then fired up firefox and did the reverse listener thing, and still it sits
