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List:       security-basics
Subject:    Re: Linux Port Scanning Tools
From:       Alan Boyd <a.boyd () ed ! ac ! uk>
Date:       2001-05-31 8:36:26
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On Tue, 29 May 2001, charles mcdermott wrote:

> With all due respect given to NMAP, I think it sucks. I use superscan
from
> www.foundstone.com it seems to be a much better scanner. The biggest
problem
> I've had with NMAP it that it skips ports.  Specifically the high ports
> around 60000 and up. Has anyone else had this problem? I have run it on
> Redhat 6.2 and 7.0 and it only finds those ports 1 out of 4 times and I'm
> sorry but thats not consistant enough for me.

NMap by default will only scan the ports listed in the nmap-services
file (/usr/share/nmap/.); any other ports you wish to include in your
scan must be specified.

I've personally found nmap invaluable in my work.

-- 
Alan Boyd
Network Services Division
University of Edinburgh

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