Home Network & IoT
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Show listening ports and connections on your own machines.
Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.
When
Checking what services your PC, Pi, or NAS is actually exposing.
How
List listening TCP/UDP; identify unknown processes; close or firewall them.
Why
Home hardening starts with knowing your own listeners.
Commands & usage
ss -tulpn
ss -tp
sudo lsof -i -P -n | head
netstat -ano # Windows
Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.
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