Re: nmap -sP -PE -R -v behaves differently with root/un-root

[_rob_d <rd.seclists () gmail com>]

Maybe because the servers are blocking ICMP. See this
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=11335

--rob'

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 5:39 AM, John Hunter <johnny.h.hunter () gmail com> wrote:
> thanks for the response. I know what nmap did when i was not root. The
> question was , how come the result from non-root probe seems more
> relevant - it found out the servers are up, which is very likely true.
>
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Shain Singh <shain.singh () gmail com> wrote:
> > > Why is that?
> >
> >  nmap -sP -PE -R -v -v microsoft.com ebay.com yahoo.com google.com
> > slashdot.org
> > Warning:  You are not root -- using TCP pingscan rather than ICMP
> > -- So NMAP needs root privileges it seems to run the ICMP ECHO scan - at
> > least on my Mac.
> >
> > --
> > Shaineel Singh
> > e: shain.singh () gmail com
> > p: +61 422 921 951
> > w: http://buffet.shainsingh.com
> >
> > --
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