[NTLUG:Discuss] [Fwd: Nmap 3.45: Version detection!]

[Chris Cox]

MadHat wrote:
> While not Linux specific, nmap is a great tool for security on your
> Linux box and it just got better.  Now it will not only tell you if the
> port is open, but what is running on the port by fingerprinting the
> application.  Not a new concept, but nice to have it all in one package.
> 
...snip...
>># nmap -A -T4 -F www.insecure.org
>>
>>Starting nmap 3.45 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2003-09-16 01:01 PDT
>>Interesting ports on www.insecure.org (205.217.153.53):
>>(The 1206 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: filtered)
>>PORT    STATE  SERVICE VERSION
>>22/tcp  open   ssh     OpenSSH 3.1p1 (protocol 1.99)
>>25/tcp  open   smtp    Qmail smtpd
>>53/tcp  open   domain  ISC Bind 9.2.1
>>80/tcp  open   http    Apache httpd 2.0.39 ((Unix) mod_perl/1.99_07-dev Perl/v5.6.1)
>>113/tcp closed auth
>>Device type: general purpose
>>Running: Linux 2.4.X|2.5.X
>>OS details: Linux Kernel 2.4.0 - 2.5.20
>>Uptime 117.523 days (since Wed May 21 12:28:41 2003)
>>
>>Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 35.744 seconds
>>

This ROCKS!  I've been waiting for this.  I always hated having to mult-step
doing this.  Thanks for the update!