Linux Software NMAP Option Question

danmartinj · 06-01-2016, 11:06 AM

Hello,

I have a simple nmap option question. For whatever reason I have spent several hours trying to figure out what the -u option does for NMAP. I am not sure why I have not figured it out yet but perhaps someone easily knows this question. I know the -U option means UDP but what does the lower case -u mean or what does it do?

Code:

nmap -u 192.168.3.2

Thanks in advance for your help,
Joe

Habitual · 06-01-2016, 11:38 AM

"What is the version of nmap?" Alex for Double Jeopardy?

Off-hand, I'm gonna say -u may be the unprivileged option I see in

Code:

man nmap

using Nmap version 6.40...?

Don't see any -u in man nmap here, but it does not complain when I use it.

danmartinj · 06-01-2016, 01:17 PM

Hey Habitual,

Thanks for your input. I am using Nmap version 6.47.