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 wor

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

2002-02-18 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 in

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 | | ne

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, s

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: 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 o

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 whe

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 I

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 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 I

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 netwo

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 vulne

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,

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