Port scanning is a technique used to determine whether a specific port on a remote host is open and accessible.This information can be valuable for network administrators, security professionals, and anyone who wants to assess the security of a network or system.There are a number of different ways to check if a port is open on Ubuntu, including using the netstat command, the ss command, or a specialized port scanning tool such as nmap.
To check if a port is open using the netstat command, you can use the following syntax: