I suppose thats's because nmap sometimes chooses incorrect interface to use.
My routing table: #v+ 10.0.0.1 dev tun0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.2.1 10.1.2.0/25 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.2.1 10.1.2.0/24 dev vbox proto kernel scope link src 10.1.2.1 192.168.0.0/16 via 10.0.0.1 dev tun0 10.0.0.0/14 via 10.0.0.1 dev tun0 default via 10.1.2.5 dev wlan0 #v- So 'sudo nmap 10.1.2.5' should use wlan0 interface, but uses vbox interface instead #v+ 21:34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] sudo nmap 10.1.2.5 Starting Nmap 4.53 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2008-07-15 21:54 CEST Note: Host seems down. If it is really up, but blocking our ping probes, try -PN Nmap done: 1 IP address (0 hosts up) scanned in 0.281 seconds 21:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] sudo ifconfig vbox down 21:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] sudo nmap 10.1.2.5 Starting Nmap 4.53 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2008-07-15 21:54 CEST pcap_open_live(vbox, 100, 0, 200) FAILED. Reported error: bind: Network is down. Will wait 5 seconds then retry. #v- Ubuntu 8.04.1 -- scanning as root user does not send out any network based requests (it will only scan your own computer...) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247474 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
