What's the difference between address 0.0.0.0, [::] and *?
Solution 1:
0.0.0.0:<port>
is IPv4, [::]:<port>
is IPv6, and the square brackets is to separate the address from the port. When they are listed under Local Address
, they mean that the specific process is listening on all local addresses. *:<port>
means any address, both IPv4 and IPv6 (thanks @raj for pointing out that I overlooked the question in the title and completing the answer in the comments).
Now, listening on all interfaces/addresses doesn't mean everyone can connect to your machine. If it's your PC for instance, it probably is shielded from the scary world by a router. Furthermore, any firewalls/iptables will decide which packet will be accepted and which will be dropped.
Listening and being reachable are two different things.