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No, but they are a warning sign. They are more or less checking out what you got to see what vulnerabilities you may have.

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Q: Are ping sweeps and port scans dangerous?
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What does a flood guard protect against?

1- TCP SYN flood, 2- ICMP foold --> which are DoS attacks 3- Ping sweeps, 4- Port scans --> which are Reconnaissance attacks


What network device will prevent port scans?

A firewall


How do you ping to a port?

You cannot ping specific ports as they are not designed to respond to this type of protocol. Each port can be checked for an open or close state.


The network administrator can ping a remote router but is unable to telnet to it At what layer of OSI model does the error occur?

The firewall blocks it. Almost all router have telnet port blocked because it's considered dangerous.


Which task is not part of the initial steps an attacker would perform when attacking a network?

Determining which ports are open by performing port scans


How does a port scanner work?

The port scanner is a software application which is designed to scan a server for open ports. This product is usually most often used by administrators who wish to verify security policies of their networks by running scans on them.


Which port does ping uses?

The answer is none.No ports required for Ping as it uses icmp packets.It needs to allow icmp 'echo-request' (type 8) packets out and icmp 'echo-reply' (type 0) packets in.If you need to check the availability of a port, you must use a different tool, such as Paping.It doesnt use any port. Echo request is an ICMP message which is an Internet Layer Protocol so it is sent as an IP datagram.If you need to check the availability of a port, you must use a different tool, such as Paping.


How do you limit time on one of port on a router?

first when you need to limit time on one of port in router you must confirm your network well;when you got your ping area i ll show you :open the third & fourth link of this website: computers-internet.co.cchope you get answer; good luck !


where can I find home inspection training schools in my area?

these are employed by web applications. If you want to learn how to run port scans, attack firewalls, or break into servers in other ways, we suggest you look els


Is it safe to port forward for Blockland and Minecraft servers and stuff?

Probally. Dont try it though. probably dangerous.


An administrator is troubleshooting a PC on the network which is suffering from slow and intermittent connectivity. The PC has a ping success rate to the default gateway of less than half the ping att?

The PC is set to full duplex. The switch port fails to autonegotiate the duplex setting and defaults to half duplex, which causes a duplex mismatch.


What is an Nmap Christmas scan and what how does it affect your internet security?

Nmap is a poplular port scanning program that allows a network to be checked for open ports. It is able to detect open services in a firewall and also the version of the service running on the port such as an Apache web server or Exchange mail server. The Xmas tree scan turns on the FIN, URG, and PUSH flags, basically an advanced scan that uses different TCP protocol options in an attempt to avoid a firewall or IDS detection of the scan. The risk from this scan is minimal, from external sources you would often see such scans as they are a part of the "noise" of the internet. Consistent scans from a similar IP source or range may indicate a more targeted fingerprinting of your services, perhaps in preparation for a more dangerous attack.