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TCP Port Scanner (java, written by Gemini Code Assist)

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Written by a coding agent; not on GitHubWritten 2026-03-02

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Gemini Code Assist wrote this java project from the task below. It installed and ran on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

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TASK: TCP Port Scanner

Write a program that scans TCP ports on a target host to determine which ports are open, closed, or filtered, with support for service detection, concurrent scanning, and configurable scan ranges.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept a target hostname or IP address as a command-line argument
- Scan a port range specified via --ports flag (e.g., --ports 1-1024, --ports 80,443,8080, or --ports 1-65535); default: well-known ports 1-1024
- Perform TCP connect scanning: attempt a full TCP handshake to determine if a port is open
- Support concurrent scanning with configurable thread count via --threads flag (default: 100) to speed up large range scans
- Implement configurable connection timeout via --timeout flag (default: 1 second per port)
- Detect common services on open ports by matching port numbers to known services (HTTP/80, HTTPS/443, SSH/22, FTP/21, SMTP/25, DNS/53, etc.) using a built-in service name database
- Attempt basic banner grabbing on open ports to identify the running service version via --banner flag
- Support scanning multiple hosts via --hosts flag (comma-separated or CIDR notation for a subnet)
- Print scan results to console in real-time as ports are discovered, with a final summary table showing: port number, state (open/closed/filtered), service name, and banner (if captured)
- Save the full scan report as JSON with --output flag (default: scan_report.json) including scan duration, host info, and per-port results
- If no target is given, scan localhost (127.0.0.1) on the common ports (21, 22, 25, 53, 80, 110, 143, 443, 993, 995, 3306, 5432, 6379, 8080, 8443) and display the results
- Handle errors: unresolvable hostnames, network unreachable, connection refused vs timeout distinction, and permission issues

Create a complete Java project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only JDK 17+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- pom.xml with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.network</groupId>
    <artifactId>port-scanner</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <properties>
        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.5.1</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>shade</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <transformers>
                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
                                    <mainClass>com.network.PortScanner</mainClass>
                                </transformer>
                            </transformers>
                        </configuration>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>
README.md
# TCP Port Scanner (Java)

A multithreaded TCP port scanner using Java's `Socket` API.

## Setup Instructions

1. Ensure JDK 17+ and Maven are installed.
2. Build the project:
   ```bash
   mvn clean package
   ```

## Run Commands

- **Scan Host**:
  ```bash
  java -jar target/port-scanner-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar 127.0.0.1
  ```
src/main/java/com/network/PortScanner.java
package com.network;

import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.*;

public class PortScanner {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String host = args.length > 0 ? args[0] : "127.0.0.1";
        int startPort = 1;
        int endPort = 1024;
        int threads = 100;

        System.out.println("Scanning " + host + " (Ports " + startPort + "-" + endPort + ")...");

        ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(threads);
        List<Future<Integer>> futures = new ArrayList<>();

        for (int port = startPort; port <= endPort; port++) {
            final int p = port;
            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
                try (Socket socket = new Socket()) {
                    socket.connect(new InetSocketAddress(host, p), 500);
                    return p;
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    return -1;
                }
            }));
        }

        executor.shutdown();
        
        int openCount = 0;
        for (Future<Integer> f : futures) {
            try {
                int result = f.get();
                if (result != -1) {
                    System.out.println("Port " + result + " is OPEN");
                    openCount++;
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {}
        }

        System.out.println("Scan complete. Found " + openCount + " open ports.");
    }
}