yum install nc on server1 and server2 ----> install netcat on server1 nc -ul 38893 >> test ----> listen for udp on port 38893, append to file "test" on server2 echo "hello test2" > /tmp/testfile cat testfile2 | nc -u server1 38893 ----> send contents of testfile2 over udp to port 38893 on server1 ctrl-c on server1 ctrl-c cat test "hello test2" is appended to file "test"