Re: [Network] Reaching the right target

[Miguel Regala <mikfisher64 () gmail com>]

I see. It's always curious to think of limitations imposed by the ISP that
we are not aware of. There should be a tool to analyze this :)

2011/10/13 Ranjit Pawar <rpawar () live in>:
> Hi All,
>
> I think it is very difficult to do pen test across WAN. Because Internet
> service provider are using IDS/IPS system and they will block certain kind
> of packets.
> You need clean connection from your machine to destination system. I guess
> you need to talk with your internet service provider to get this.
>
> I welcome suggestions from all experts in this forum.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> > From: mikfisher64 () gmail com
> > Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:39:20 +0100
> > Subject: [Network] Reaching the right target
> > To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> >
> > Dear list,
> >
> > One thing that confuses me is doing a pentest of a machine across the
> > wan, using a VPN or a proxy chains. The thing is, how do i know that i
> > have a reliable, virtual pipe? i.e there are times when i can ping a
> > webserver and i reach the intended target and others i am
> > pinging/scanning some middle device.
> >
> > Bottom line:
> > a) How can I be sure I'm reaching the right target and have a reliable
> > connection between my machine and the target? (without loss of
> > packets, etc)
> > b) is there anyway i can assess the problem? That is discover what's
> > preventing me for reaching the target.
> >
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