Windows – netcat host not found when listening

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i am trying to connect two hosts using netcat. i have downloaded netcat for windows, but when i run the command nc -L -vv -p 4444, it fails with the error nc: forward host lookup failed: h_errno 11001: HOST_NOT_FOUND! I have tried specifying ip 127.0.0.1 and using -l instead of -L, but it didn't make a difference

does anyone kow how to stop this?!

Best Answer

You should either run nc or nc64 from the terminal (cmd.exe) with your arguments: nc -L -vv -p 4444 Or (if you prefer to start nc/nc64) from explorer, you should only input '-L -vv -p 4444' when it asks you for Cmd line:

So when started as a standalone your terminal window before pressing enter should look like:

Cmd line: -L -vv -p 4444

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