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Subject: Re: UDP scanner
From: dynamo @ ime . net
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 02:47:00 -0400 (EDT)
To: Brian Mitchell <brian @ firehouse . net>
Cc: Lyndon David <lyndond @ sentinet . co . uk>, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <Pine . BSI . 3 . 95 . 970830010036 . 5241A-100000 @ shell . firehouse . net>

Doesnt netcat do something like that too?

On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, Brian Mitchell wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Lyndon David wrote:
> 
> I've written code that does this. I'm also almost positive the Ballista
> scanner includes code that does exactly this thing.
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > Quick question,
> > 
> > Does anyone know of a UDP port scanner. I know that this is
> > a much harder job than a TCP port scanner. If you fire off
> > an arbitary UDP packet at a machine and you get an ICMP message
> > back saying nothing listening then you know that that port is
> > dead. If you get nothing back then either something is listening
> > and swallowed it or the packet got lost or the filtering is
> > set not to send ICMP replies.
> > 
> > Anyone know of any software that does this?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Lyndon
> 
> 



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