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Old 12-10-2003, 08:59 AM   #1
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How can I scan *every* port with nmap?


I'm securing a (company) webserver on AIX - I've been using nmap to scan from my linux box for open ports, but there's some that I miss that a collegue with a windows machine picks up (with languard). What's the combination of flags to test every port on a box, both TCP and UDP? I know there's certain ports open for websphere (> about 9000) that I'm not picking up on.

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Old 12-10-2003, 12:41 PM   #2
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What about -p 0-65535?
 
Old 12-10-2003, 02:03 PM   #3
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Thanks!

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Old 12-10-2003, 05:58 PM   #4
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Glad I could help!
 
Old 12-10-2003, 10:37 PM   #5
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You might also want to consider trying different scan types to see if they yield different results.
 
Old 12-11-2003, 12:36 PM   #6
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Should not it be : nmap -p 1-65535 hostname

when you use
nmap -p 0-65535 hostname, you will get error

Ports to be scanned must be between 1 and 65535 inclusive
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Old 12-11-2003, 05:44 PM   #7
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Hello,

Well, ShieldsUp! at https://grc.com included port 0, so I included it too. Now I've checked my two versions of nmap, and 3.00 gives the error that you mention, but 3.48 doesn't. I can't remember what port 0 is about, but as far as I remember you can distinguish between different OS:s that way.

*checking...*

Aha! Robert Graham says:

Commonly used to help determine the operating system. This works because on some systems, port 0 is "invalid" and will generate a different response when you connect to it vs. a normal closed port. One typical scan uses a destination IP address of 0.0.0.0 and sets the ACK bit, with broadcast at the Ethernet layer.
 
  


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