nmap

I just thought I'd ask if anyone uses nmap much? I haven't. This look
though like a pretty versatile tool. Just thought I'd ask for feedback from
anyone pretty familiar with it.

Bill

 

It is a versatile tool. However, you should understand
what you're intending to do. It is so strong that it is
regarded as a set of binary burglary tools in many
organizations.

What are you attempting to achieve?

 

One perhaps tangential recommendation: when mapping a host not part of
your network, run nmap on a server "out there", and not on your home
desktop. If you do the latter your results will suffer all kinds of
distortions due to the tricks that home routers do (NAT, proxying, etc.)

 

I would like to proxy. But also just port scanning. Not so much for
nefarious reasons but if I see port 21 is open. I might be able to ftp an IP
and not just use a web broser through 80 or so.

Bill