Re: monitor the log for nmap activities

[Security Auditor <auditor.sec () gmail com>]

If you wanna test the nmap scan from outside and you are performing it
from the same box, then you can have a look at the
http://nmap-online.com. This will do a scan from internet to your public IP.

cheers

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:44 AM, John Hunter <johnny.h.hunter () gmail com> wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> I am using nmap to hit my home Linux server for testing. Now I have
> two questions:
>
> 1. Supposed my Linux server's name is "HappyHome", I can do "namp
> HappyHome" inside my home network, or I can do "nmap
> HappyHome.XXXXX.com", while "HappyHome.XXXXX.com is the domain name I
> registered for my home server. In the latter case, is it the same like
> attacking from outside internet? Even though I actually perform the
> tests from the same machine in my home network?
>
> 2. How can I find the logging info from the home Linux? I guess if I
> tried stealthy option "-sS", the hit might have evaded the detection,
> but when I used "-sT", I still can't find any trace from
> /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog, if I barked at the wrong tree,
> where else should I look?
>
> Thanks a lot, folks!
>
> John
>
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