Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:40:18 +1100 (EST) | From | Damien Miller <> | Subject | Re: [Patch] IPv4 TCP security impovement |
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On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Joachim Baran wrote:
> According to some Phrack (49? - I can't remember) I > read, Microsoft operating systems don't send an ACK+RST. > So they couldn't be scanned in this way - but almost > every Unix. This is sad...
What is sad is the fact that M$ have broken their TCP/IP stack for no real gain. There are plenty of other ways to portscan, have a look at nmap.
You are free to break your own kernel to mimic this behaviour, please don't try to break mine.
Regards, Damien Miller
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