Re: Discovery Scanning Issues

From: Carlos A. Morillo (carlos@morillo.us)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 13:54:25 EST


Configure your DSL access device as a bridge and get a entry level hardware
firewall, something like a PIX 501 or a NetScreen 5.

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Carlos Morillo
Atlanta, GA
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From: <kataka@hush.com>
To: <pen-test@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:47 AM
Subject: DSL: Discovery Scanning Issues
> DSL was finally brought to where I live, and I have started
> experimenting with discovery scans using Nmap.
>
> The problem is, if I try and scan for more than 1024 ports on a
> single host, my cheep-o Zoom DSL router/modem/switch/thingy starts
> to flake out, in the sense I can't ping my DSL router any more and
> I loose connectivity to the Internet until I reset the router.
>
> I believe this is because Nmap is filling up my router's NAT pool
> or something. I've looked at the config of the router and it's only
> got a 1024 connection NAPT port limit that cannot be adjusted and
> timeouts measured in seconds as opposed to ms.
>
> What should I do? Are other people with low-end DSL routers able to
> overcome this problem? Should I look at getting a better router, if
> so, what kind? Or, is it best to not scan through NAT and assign my
> Internet Routable IP to my scanning box directly? If so, how would
> this work under DSL, would I need to buy some kind of an Ethernet
> to RJ-11 adapter card, configure routing, install PPP encapsulation
> software on the box itself?
>
>
>
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