[RHEL 4] - netcat or nc command fails to connect

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Issue

  • the nc does not function on RHEL 4 like it does on RHEL 5 according to the example instructions as explained in the manpage.
  • Behavior is different from RHEL 5
  • Starting listener in one window with 'nc -l 1234', and in another window 'nc 127.0.0.1' just returns a prompt. Chars type in either window do not appear in the other.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise 4

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