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Diffstat (limited to 'net/nmap/DESCR')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/net/nmap/DESCR b/net/nmap/DESCR index 99da40fc123..bd19cfc16ad 100644 --- a/net/nmap/DESCR +++ b/net/nmap/DESCR @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -Nmap is a utility for port scanning large networks, although it works fine -for single hosts. It supports many different scanning techniques and has -a number of performance and reliability features such as dynamic delay time -calculations, packet timeout and retransmission, parallel port scanning, -detection of down hosts via parallel pings, and flexible target and port -specification. +Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network exploration +or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, +although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap uses raw IP packets in +novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services +(application name and version) they are offering, what operating system (and +OS version) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in +use, and dozens of other characteristics. |