Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-21 Thread Andrew cr
I have been trying to install linux on my pent 100 for days...i have many machines and this machine is giving me the following message for any linux dist i have tried whether redhat , slackware , debian , etc crc error --system halt when the kernel boots up vmlinuz is when i get this

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-21 Thread Rich Payne
cyclic redundency check (I think). Are you trying to load from CD-ROM or floppy? Either the hardware you are loading from is bad, the media is bad (unlikely since it seems you've tried many) or you've got a memory problem in the system. Could be bad memory, bad cache etcit's probably

RE: Network diagram information

2002-02-18 Thread Cole Tuininga
On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 21:51, Mansur, Warren wrote: nmap scans hosts and reports if they are up, and what ports are open. Just a quick question. Does nmap rely on being able to connect to a particular website to download the TCP fingerprints, or are they included with the program when

Re: Port Vs. Vulnerability scanners (was Re: Network diagram information)

2002-02-18 Thread Paul Lussier
In a message dated: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:33:54 EST Kenneth E. Lussier said: Nessus can do nasty things to a system, and to a network as a whole if it isn't used correctly, wisely, and carefully. Oh, didn't know that. Can you explain a little more about the differences Nessus, on the other

RE: Network diagram information

2002-02-18 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, Mansur, Warren wrote: Just a quick question. Does nmap rely on being able to connect to a particular website to download the TCP fingerprints, or are they included with the program when installed? AFAIK, nmap is completely self-contained, although I haven't looked at

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-18 Thread Jim McGlaughlin
Thanks for the answers to my question. I guess any question on this forum is sure to promote discussion. It will take a while to research all the information given. Thanks again Jim McGlaughlin * To unsubscribe from this list,

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-18 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Jim McGlaughlin wrote: I guess any question on this forum is sure to promote discussion. Likely so. This can generally be considered a Good Thing. :-) -- Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | |

RE: Network diagram information

2002-02-18 Thread Kenneth E. Lussier
Quoting Mansur, Warren [EMAIL PROTECTED]: nmap scans hosts and reports if they are up, and what ports are open. Just a quick question. Does nmap rely on being able to connect to a particular website to download the TCP fingerprints, or are they included with the program when installed?

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-17 Thread plussier
In a message dated: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 12:40:09 EST Jim McGlaughlin said: I am looking for an information resource that discusses command line utilities and how to use them to figure out network hierarchy, in the form of parent/child IP addresses. [...snip...] I have found tools that do the

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-17 Thread Kenneth E. Lussier
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [SNIP...] The automated tool sets do little to organize the diagram of the network it auto-discovers other than just show you what's connected to a specific ethernet segment. They won't show you what's a server of what, what's a client of what, etc. Usually, the

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-17 Thread plussier
In a message dated: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 13:15:29 EST Kenneth E. Lussier said: 2. use nessus or something like that to then scan the live IP addresses for open ports. DON'Y USE NESSUS!! So what exactly are you trying to say here? Nessus is for security auditing and vulnerability

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-17 Thread Bruce Dawson
You may want to check out 'scotty' - TCL based network discovery tool kit. I believe you'll want the 'tkined' program in that package. Jim McGlaughlin wrote: GNHLUGers I am looking for an information resource that discusses command line utilities and how to use them to figure out network

Re: Network diagram information

2002-02-17 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you explain a little more about the differences between nessus and nmap. nmap scans hosts and reports if they are up, and what ports are open. Nessus scans for vulnerabilities. For example, Does this system crash when sent an over-size

Port Vs. Vulnerability scanners (was Re: Network diagram information)

2002-02-17 Thread Kenneth E. Lussier
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. use nessus or something like that to then scan the live IP addresses for open ports. DON'Y USE NESSUS!! So what exactly are you trying to say here? I'm trying to say that there is a correct tool for every job, and that just isn't it.

RE: Network diagram information

2002-02-17 Thread Mansur, Warren
nmap scans hosts and reports if they are up, and what ports are open. Just a quick question. Does nmap rely on being able to connect to a particular website to download the TCP fingerprints, or are they included with the program when installed? For some reason I can't seem to use nmap when