root@orangerie:~# nc -l 8888 & [1] 267 root@orangerie:~# ss -nltp | grep nc LISTEN 0 1 *:44854 *:* users:(("nc",pid=267,fd=3)) root@orangerie:~# nc localhost 44854 invalid connection to [127.0.0.1] from (UNKNOWN) [127.0.0.1] 51870 [1]+ Exit 1 nc -l 8888