Re: Issue with nmap on wireless Vista interface

["Scott Burch" <camberwind () gmail com>]

Hi,

No that is not the problem. I have a wireless mesh network configured
at my home. I think nmap does not like this. I can access the Internet
just fine. :-)


On 4/2/07, Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:
> it looks like you have a self-assigned ip address. this happens when
> you dont get a dhcp ack back from your wireless router.
>
> try to make sure you can reach www.insecure.org from your wireless
> connection before trying nmap.
>
> -JP
>
> On 4/2/07, Scott Burch <camberwind () gmail com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've found that I cannot get nmap to work on my HP nw8440's Intel
> > Pro/Wireless 3945ABG Network Interface. I am running 4.20 with WinPcap
> > 4.0. I am running Vista Ultimate with all the latest updates as of
> > this date. Here is some output. You will note that the MAC address of
> > the wireless interface is not listed and the interface name is net0
> > with a type of other. I think this may be part of the problem. I am
> > able to run current WireShark, Packetyzer, and Microsoft Network
> > Monitor 3.0 on this interface. Windump works as well.
> >
> > c:\Users\Scott\Downloads>windump -V
> > windump version 3.9.5, based on tcpdump version 3.9.5
> > WinPcap version 4.0 (packet.dll version 4.0.0.755), based on libpcap version 0.9
> > .5
> >
> > c:\Users\Scott\Downloads>windump
> > windump: listening on \Device\NPF_{6E3854DB-A2EA-41BA-A6AA-FE91E928FF88}
> >
> > Output of ipconfig /all
> >
> > Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> >
> >    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : wan
> >    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con
> > nection
> >    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-02-45-28-57
> >    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c15e:7c4e:1232:c88e%8(Preferred)
> >    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.219.140(Preferred)
> >
> > c:\Users\Scott\Downloads>nmap -sS -P0 169.254.199.119
> >
> > Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-04-02 01:05 Eastern Daylight
> > Time
> > pcap_open_live(net0, 100, 0, 2) FAILED. Reported error: Error opening adapter: T
> > he system cannot find the device specified. (20).  Will wait 5 seconds then retr
> > y.
> >
> > C:\Windows\system32>nmap -iflist
> >
> > Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-04-02 00:35 Eastern Dayligh
> > Time
> > ************************INTERFACES************************
> > DEV  (SHORT) IP/MASK            TYPE     UP   MAC
> > net0 (net0)  (null)/0           other    down
> > eth0 (eth0)  (null)/0           ethernet up   26:FE:20:52:41:53
> > eth1 (eth1)  (null)/0           ethernet up   26:FE:20:52:41:53
> > eth2 (eth2)  (null)/0           ethernet up   26:FE:20:52:41:53
> > eth3 (eth3)  (null)/0           ethernet up   26:FE:20:52:41:53
> > eth4 (eth4)  (null)/0           ethernet down 00:15:60:C4:B9:D4
> > eth5 (eth5)  (null)/0           ethernet down 00:15:60:C4:B9:D4
> > eth6 (eth6)  (null)/0           ethernet down 00:16:41:63:B8:DB
> > eth7 (eth7)  (null)/0           ethernet down 00:15:60:C4:B9:D4
> > eth8 (eth8)  (null)/0           ethernet down 00:15:60:C4:B9:D4
> > ppp0 (ppp0)  (null)/0           other    up
> > ppp1 (ppp1)  (null)/0           other    up
> > lo0  (lo0)   127.0.0.1/8        loopback up
> > net0 (net0)  169.254.219.140/16 other    up
> > net1 (net1)  (null)/0           other    up
> > net2 (net2)  (null)/0           other    up
> > net3 (net3)  (null)/0           other    up
> > net4 (net4)  (null)/0           other    up
> > net5 (net5)  (null)/0           other    up
> > net0 (net0)  (null)/0           other    up
> > net1 (net1)  (null)/0           other    up
> >
> > The live interface is net0...note how the MAC address is not reported.
> >
> > I haven't seen anyone discussing and issue like this yet, so I thought
> > I'd post this information to the list. Note: I do not subscribe to
> > this mailing list, so I will need to be copied on the reply.
> >
> > I'm working my way through testing many things on Vista..and I try to
> > report issues to appropriate people as I find them. I'm not sure if
> > this is an issue specific to my system or something with device naming
> > conventions for wireless interfaces in Vista.
> >
> > If more details are needed I am more than happy to provide them.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Scott
> >
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