Re: udp scan question

[magnus () linuxtag org (Nils Magnus)]

Re,

On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 11:05:18PM +0200, Martin Ma?ok wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 09:17:11PM +0200, Simon Spencer wrote:
>
> > As it's intended for windows boxes I 'udp scan' them, but if there's ? *nix box
> > I want to skip the scan cos it's really to slow (29min for a ubuntu box).
>
> Some older *nix boxes or other special devices (UPS & so) also tend to
> respond fast to UDP ...

... and vice versa. I think eventually it's not a matter of the
operating system alone that results in the duration of the scan. 

> What about setting --host_timeout ?

Came to my mind as well :)

Regards,

Nils Magnus
Program-Chair LinuxTag 2005 Free Conference Program

LinuxTag 2005: Where .com meets .org - magnus () linuxtag org


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