it might also be because you cant do a SYN stealth scan as non-root (which is default if you are root) and you have to use the normal TCP Connect method if you arnt root On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, c0ldbyte wrote: > > From: Zoran Kolic <[email protected]> > > Subject: about nmap > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > Dear all! > > Last evening I've noticed that > > my 5.2 box had strange result > > about nmap search. One port is > > randomly open when I look from > > user account. From root everything > > looks as expected. The comp is > > most time out of internet. The > > last thing was adding "expect" > > package. I am not paniced, could > > be hiting... Or something in > > "expect" package... It is random > > port from 53000 to 57000. > > Has someone any idea? > > Best regards. > > > > ZK > > > Yes this is going to be one of the ports that nmap uses to relay or > recieve information back to the client itself. Everything that has > anything to do with analyzing the network is going to open a port > to recieve back on and most commonly if its because your noticing > that port well scanning from a user account its just because of the > nmap software picking that port up and not ignoring it like it should > be. > > This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender > does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use > or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an > intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, > please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"