> here's the result when i scan yahoo.com using nmap -v yahoo.com. > > Starting nmap 3.81 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap ) at 2005-04-16 17:28 China > St > andard Time > Note: Host seems down. If it is really up, but blocking our ping probes, try > -P0
Have you tried the -P0 switch? Are you behind a firewall (if so, is yahoo.com trusted?)? Howsabout nmapping another host? =) -- badzman[at]gmail[dot]com Linux Registered User 373124 MCSE, MCSA, MCP, CIW -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie