To listen for connections on port 80 on the blue VM using netcat: 1. Log into the blue VM as the root user and execute the command "nc -lvp 80" to listen on port 80 using netcat in listening mode. 2. On the red VM as root, execute "nc -nv 10.0.2.12 80" to connect to port 80 on the IP address 10.0.2.12 of the blue VM. 3. Any text entered on the red VM will appear on the blue VM, demonstrating the connection. Terminating netcat on the red VM will also terminate the listener on the blue VM.