Re: fast nmap scan of XP boxes?

[ilaiy <ilaiy.e () gmail com>]

Scanrand is not as reliable as nmap ..

./thanks
ilaiy

On 10/29/05, Juan B <juanbabi () yahoo com> wrote:
> Scanrand is bettr for this task.
>
> Juan
> --- Daniel Miessler <daniel () dmiessler com> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 12, 2005, at 1:58 PM, Michael Weber wrote:
> >
> > > I am using nmap to create a list of targets that I
> > will then use other
> > > tools to test.  My problem is how can I do a fast
> > scan of a large
> > > (class
> > > B) network of systems running XP, most with
> > firewalling turned on?
> > > Will
> > > nmap -sP still find the systems if ping does not?
> >
> > I have something just for you; I use it constantly
> > during assessments
> > just for this purpose:
> >
> > nmap -vv -n -sP
> > -PS21,22,23,25,53,80,110,135,139,143,445,1433,1521
> > $target | grep appears | grep up | cut -d" " -f2 >
> > $outfile
> >
> > What this does is "ping" the host via not just ICMP,
> > but also via TCP
> > connections on the ports listed. :) It makes great
> > lists and, as you
> > know, it saves tons of time when you import a list
> > of active hosts
> > instead of just feeding a network.
> >
> > Hope you like it. :) Oh, and here's my Nmap "Primer"
> > which has a
> > couple other decent nuggets:
> >
> > http://dmiessler.com/study/nmap
> >
> > --
> > Daniel R. Miessler
> > M: daniel () dmiessler com
> > W: http://dmiessler.com
> > G: 0x316BC712
>
>
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