Building a Port Scanning Tool in Rust

John Philip
Rustaceans
Published in
4 min readFeb 27, 2024

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Have you ever wanted to connect to another computer but weren’t sure if the communication channel was clear? That’s where ports come in! They’re like numbered doorways on your computer, each dedicated to specific applications and services. Imagine ports as mailboxes on a street — each with a unique address (port number) to receive messages from specific senders (applications).

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