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[TheXero]

hey

been some time since i even attempted anything, but found out my ISP is has not properly protected that SMTP on one of their server 2003 boxes :P

they got broke into a few years ago, so maybe i fancy my changes xD

anyway know a way of masking my IP while i'm port scanning (other than remoting to someone else) jus i wanna hide my arse if sumit bad happens

like usual, no harm intended on anything, but jus to be on the safe side cus they have been having alot of problems recently

[MaXe]

Use a proxy or the Tor network. NMAP should have a proxy option. It's that simple :-)

Make sure it's an anonymous one. Alternatively you can use an anonymous
box which you have SSH access to or a VPN. That's just some ways to do it.

[TheXero]

i think this worked

nmap --packet_trace -P0 -D microsoft.com,ME,google.com mail.myisp.com

did lots and lots, but i can't remember that all the options mean :( -P0 i think it all ports but never used D or --packet_trace before

any ideas what htey do?

[Norph]

As far as I remember, -D is for decoys, that being packets that get sent with a decoy IP. Of course you can't get the reply from those packets, but they help by hiding you in the masses, if you get the picture.
--packet-trace just shows all the packets send and recieved

[highjack]

Just a side note, -P0 means disable pings. Without this option you can't scan boxes/routers that drop icmp packets.

[TheXero]

like i said, been a long time lol

[SirCapsAlot]

I go in and out of Programming languages like that.

I usually go for months and months without doing web stuff, then go back and i actually remember everything :p

[TheXero]

must have been nearly a year since i have attempted anything, mostly because i fell in love with quake 3 arena lol

but hopefully i can get back into the mindset thing and pretty much carry on from where i left off but obviously with some gaming in between

[MaXe]

Guys, -P0 does nothing it defines a "Protocol Ping" (1 is ICMP I guess).

-PN is: "No Ping" and has been that for quite sometime now :-) It changed
around 2-3 years ago from -P0 to -PN if you wonder how long it has been like that :-P

@TheXero: It's never too late to start or continue on hacking. Even I have periods
where I'm busy with something else, only to return with renewed energy and cool ideas ;-)