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"No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net
From: Bob McLaren <BobMcLaren () fssi-ca com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:21:21 -0800
[ Bounced from nmap-hackers to nmap-dev --Fyodor ] I am trying to scan my corporate network to see if I have any hosts that have been recently infected with the Bagel virus. This virus apparently opens up a listen port on port 2745. So, my intention was to scan our entire Class A network. The problem is, if I try to scan any more than a Class C, I get a "No buffer space available" error and the scan get's bogged down with 15 and 60 second pauses between scans. Here is the command I used: nmap -sS -p 2745 -n 15.80.0.0/16 In the middle of the scan, I start receiving errors like this:: sendto in send_ip_raw: sendto(4, packet, 28, 0, 15.80.4.104, 16) => No buffer space available Sleeping 15 seconds then retrying As I said, if I limit my scan to a Class C (254 hosts) the scan completes in no time and runs perfectly. It's only when I try and sweep a wider range that I receive this error. Here are my specs: Running nmap 3.50 from the 3.50-1 rpm Red Hat Linux release 7.1 Kernel version 2.4.9-31smp 10/100 ethernet nic on a Class A subnet I've tried playing with -T settings, --max_parallelism, -PT scans, etc.. None seem to have any effect. When searching newsgroups and forums, all I find are references to bad ppoe connections and suggestions to hack FreeBSD kernels to change the MAXUSERS setting. None of those things seem to apply to me. Any assistance or a point in the right direction would be most appreciated. --Bob --------------------------------------------------------------------- For help using this (nmap-dev) mailing list, send a blank email to nmap-dev-help () insecure org . List archive: http://seclists.org
Current thread:
- "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net Bob McLaren (Mar 04)
- Re: "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net Curtis Doty (Mar 04)
- Re: "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net Bob McLaren (Mar 04)
- Re: "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net Bob McLaren (Mar 04)
- Re: "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net Bob McLaren (Mar 05)
- Re: "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net Curtis Doty (Mar 04)