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[boo!]

While using nmap i get the message from my firewall that the system being scanned is trying to send vpn messages is this normal and should i allow my firewall to be configured to accept these messages?

[brookst]

It is possible that as the scan runs it will send requests ( depending on the options used in nmap ) on the common vpn ports. The target may interpret this as a connection request and reply accordingly. This happens a lot on other ports like smtp, http and ftp although I haven't encountered with VPN.

[Spaz101]

wow nmap my father gave one of the versions to me... havent had too much time to fidle around with it but the point still stands heh

[boo!]

Thanks for the replies,what do you guys think is the best scanner out there i have used nmap and lannet scanner.
and spaz101 i kow you want to flame me go ahead i dear you!!(he says after reading the rules lol)

[brookst]

Personally I like nmap. It's got a lot of options and does an okay job, not to mention the price is right! Hell, they used it in matrix so it can't be all bad!