In linux machines when you try to connect to 0.0.0.0 it goes to localhost ... And in my last email i said that its a broadcast because it is going to "all" ips in this "broadcast domain*"...
Daniel B. Cid >On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 14:53, Dave Killion wrote: > When I tried to 'nmap 0.0.0.0' on my RedHat 9.0 machine, it essentially > nmap'd itself. > > So, I guess a valid "situation" would be "On a RedHat 9.0". I've not > bothered checking anything else. > > -Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fernando Gont [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "Daniel B. Cid" > Subject: RE: what's the meaning of the 0.0.0.0? > > > At 13:26 22/07/2003 -0400, "Daniel B. Cid" wrote: > > >In this case the 0.0.0.0 means a broadcast (DHCP or bootp). > > BOOTP broadcasts are sent to the limited broadcast address > (255.255.255.255), and *not* to 0.0.0.0. > (The 0.0.0.0 address is used as the *source* address, not the > destination) > > > >But in other situations the 0.0.0.0 can be localhost or the > >default gateway(cisco). > > What "situations" do you mean? > loacalhost is 127..x.x.x . > > --- > Fernando Gont > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
