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Re: nmap for PalmOS
From: Bart van Leeuwen <bart () ixori demon nl>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:23:36 +0200
Mike Nielsen wrote:
Why go to the trouble of writting nmap for the palm? Just setup a server to run nmap from a php or cgi shell and use web clipping to return the results. Or have them emailed to your palm directly
A palm with for example an ip connection over ppp is usable on site, even on a private, non connected network. A host with some cgi-bin is often not accessable from such a place. Now..l I prefer to use a mini sized laptop for such things because it can connect directly to an ethernet which is kinda tricky with a palm, but I still see quite some practical uses for a pocket sized machine that can run portscans on a network.
You pay per second I think with the palm VIIs and some scans take a couple of minutes.
Which might be of concern when scanning internet connected machines and having to pay for it yourself.. If you have to scan a supposedly closed network then you don't dial in on the internet and this argument doesn't play much of a role anymore. btw, the only way I know off to connect a palm III etc. to an ethernet is by using a machine that will act as a router betwen a ppp connection with the palm and your ethernet... no direct connection, and often not evenpractical to setup for the purpose of a portscan.. but in my case I happen to have such a setup for other purposes already, and in that case a palm becomes quite practical for such things. -- Bart van Leeuwen ----------------------------------------------------------- mailto:bart () ixori demon nl - http://www.ixori.demon.nl/ -----------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: nmap for PalmOS Mike Nielsen (Apr 24)
- Re: nmap for PalmOS Bart van Leeuwen (Apr 25)
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