From: gat0r (gat0r@toughguy.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 14:00:31 EST
Maybe you should not scan more that 1024 hosts you aren't supposed to at a
time???
G
On 1/7/06 4:47 PM, "kataka@hush.com" <kataka@hush.com> wrote:
> 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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