Question
Port won't open no matter what
- Posted on August 18, 2017
- FirewallNginxUbuntu 16.04
Asked by antonov3d
I tried it all, firewall port is opened OUT as well. netstat -plunt shows that the app IS LISTENING ON THE PORT no additional external firewall was ever setup.
the app is located in /var/natholepunch/Nat.exe
app is launched through mono ..
app is running. It is listening. Port is opened in firewall.
Port is still closed. ???
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Its because the .exe i was running is listening to UDP
so ALL of the port checkers online and default nmap port check will simply report it as closed
you need to perform udp check
nmap -p PORTNUMBER -sU -P0 YOURIP
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