On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Christopher Wawak wrote:
Well, not exactly. Looking into the windows or checking the doorknobs is more akin to looking at your directory structre on your computer or file ... Scanning is more like going through the phone book or looking at the names on mailboxes in a neighborhood....
So you dont mind if people portscan your network?
Stupid analogy # 54325235: pinging all hosts on a net: Walking down a street finding out which houses exist Portscan: Trying the doors, windows, etc on a house I know which one I don't mind... Simon -- Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 Internet Engineering Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 BBC Internet Services | Email: Simon.Lockhart@bbc.co.uk Kingswood Warren,Tadworth,Surrey,UK | URL: http://support.bbc.co.uk/