As it was written on Jul 28, thus marc brown spake unto [EMAIL PROTECTED]: marc: Date: 28 Jul 2003 18:03:26 -0000 marc: From: marc brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> marc: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] marc: Subject: nmap status question marc: marc: marc: marc: i am new to linux but after getting my rh9 box running marc: i have started to use nmap to do some scanning of my marc: networks. can someone tell me exactly what it means marc: when the state of a particular port is 'filtered'? marc: marc: thanks, marc: marc
RTMP: Read the man pages. "man nmap" or http://www.insecure.org/nmap/data/nmap_manpage.html "Filtered means that a firewall, filter, or other network obstacle is covering the port and preventing nmap from determining whether the port is open." Scott Birl http://concept.temple.edu/sysadmin/ Senior Systems Administrator Computer Services Temple University ====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====+====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
