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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: Port scanning legal
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Steven J. Sobol wrote: > Dan is apparently suggesting that scanning *an* IP and scanning a > /16 worth of IP's are one and the same action... > I suspect we've wandered from the point somewhat. The original discussion arose from a report of an individual landing himself in court as a result of scanning a network which housed (at the very minimum) a 911 center and a police department. I may be the only person to see scanning "a network" as being somewhat similar to scanning "a /16 worth of IP's" (it's merely a matter of scale, after all) when compared with scanning one IP alone, but I doubt it. Let's get this in perspective. Person connects machine to network, in the full knowledge that said network involves a police department, a 911 call center, and machines which are in some way related to local and/or state government. Portscan that lot, and if you're surprised that you start to attract some heat then you have to be asking for trouble. The comparison with scanning a /16 MIL network is, while something of an exaggeration, a reasonable comparison (IMNSHO). Either way, does it really warrant quite such a vociferous discussion? -- Patrick Evans - Net bloke, indie kid and lemonade drinker pre at pre dot org www dot pre dot org
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