Linux – How to test UDP connectivity with nmap command

The linux nmap command can be used to test UDP connectivity to a specific UDP port or range of ports. Please refer to the examples below for UDP port connectivity testing from linux servers.

Example 1

nmap UDP port test;

nmap -sU -p <port_number(s)> <IP_address or host_name>

Example 2

nmap UDP port test on UDP port 53 (DNS);

nmap -sU -p 53 ns1.testdnsserverbbb123.com

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