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List:       nmap-dev
Subject:    Re: [SoC Patch] host and port state reasons - new and improved
From:       "Eddie Bell" <ejlbell () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-06-23 19:35:51
Message-ID: 7b37e35b0606231235i14f42f8ax1427090a9c654af () mail ! gmail ! com
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the reason patch with localhost ping bug fixed

- eddie

On 22/06/06, Eddie Bell <ejlbell@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hey alex,
>
> I thought I had fixed that bug but I just tried it on localhost and I get
> the same result. Although if I try it on my ethernet interface it works. I
> believe it is because nmap does not send a ping to the host it is scanning
> from, it just assumes it is automatically up. Ill take another look and see
> if I can fix it
>
> thanks
>  - eddie
>
>
> On 22/06/06, Alex Prinsier <aphexer@mailhaven.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was checking which hosts were up on the network and I got this line
> > with the --reason:
> > Host xxx.access.telenet.be (81.165.xxx.xxx) appears to be up, received
> > no-response
> >
> > "no-response" doesn't seem a logic reason for being up to me :) Though
> > that particular host was the host I was scanning from. I'm not sure how
> > nmap handles that. All other hosts scanned gave normal results like
> >
> > Host xxx2.access.telenet.be (81.165.xxx.xxx2) appears to be up, received
> > echo-reply
> >
> > or Host 81.165.xxx.xxx3 appears to be down, received no-response
> >
> > So there only seems something wrong when my own host is part of the
> > network being scanned.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you should change, but "no-reponse" is not a valid
> > reason for being up (as far as i know :)).
> >
> > The scan command was: nmap -sP -T4 -v -v --send-ip --reason 81.165.xxx.0
> /24
> >
> > Btw: great patch ;)
> >
> > Alex
>
>

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