Nmap 4.85BETA9 on Windows XP - error "Invalid target host specification:"

["Dennis Murray" <DMurray () edcon co za>]

On Windows XP Sp2,  I get:
 
from command:    

nmap -sV -p 22,53,110,143,4564 10.78.35.19

 

Output:

 

C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>
C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>
C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>
C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>
C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>nmap -sV -p 22,53,110,143,4564 10.78.35.19

Starting Nmap 4.85BETA9 ( http://nmap.org <http://nmap.org>  ) at
2009-05-27 12:54 South Africa Standard Time
Invalid target host specification: 53
QUITTING!

C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>
C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>
C:\D\utils\nmap\UsrScripts>

 

On a Linux version, using V4.53, for same command, I get correct output:

 

dennis@eric-desktop:~$ <mailto:dennis@eric-desktop:~$> 
dennis@eric-desktop:~$ <mailto:dennis@eric-desktop:~$> 
dennis@eric-desktop:~$ <mailto:dennis@eric-desktop:~$>  nmap -sV -p
22,53,110,143,4564 10.78.35.19

Starting Nmap 4.53 ( http://insecure.org <http://insecure.org>  ) at
2009-05-27 12:54 SAST
Interesting ports on cnan0402s001.stores.fr-prod.edcon.co.za
(10.78.35.19):
PORT     STATE  SERVICE VERSION
22/tcp   closed ssh
53/tcp   closed domain
110/tcp  closed pop3
143/tcp  closed imap
4564/tcp closed unknown

Service detection performed. Please report any incorrect results at
http://insecure.org/nm <http://insecure.org/nm> 
ap/submit/ .
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.376 seconds
dennis@eric-desktop:~$ <mailto:dennis@eric-desktop:~$> 
dennis@eric-desktop:~$ <mailto:dennis@eric-desktop:~$> 

 

 

 
Kind Regards,   
Dennis Murray   
Project Consultant | Infrastructure Services    
As service provider for: Edcon Group IT 
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289 7332        
 

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