On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 03:51:58PM -0500, Carl Houseman wrote:
> Add port 443 to the TCP Ping test.
>
> I seem to answer this question every month or so, the last time I checked it wasn't
>in the FAQ. [HINT]. One wonders why 443 isn't there along with 22, 23, and 80 by
>default as well. [BIGGER HINT]
TCP ping is used to determine if the host is alive, not if a given port
is open (ie: it's not a port scanner). In "Bonk"'s case, the remote host
is alive, but port 443 does not appear in the report, that's a different
issue.
-- Renaud
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