getting quick arp request
Steve Holden
steve at holdenweb.com
Thu Sep 7 06:36:10 EDT 2006
Richard Brodie wrote:
> "Steve Holden" <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.114.1157623864.5279.python-list at python.org...
>
>
>>Is it relevant to point out that the ARP protocol is a connectionless network-layer
>>protocol.
>
>
> Not really, since the program uses normal TCP socket connections.
> The feature is working exactly as designed - to slow down TCP scans.
> The arp requests are just a consequence of the TCP scan.
>
>
Ah. Right. Now you mention that (and force me to read the code :-) I see
it's a horizontal scan of the FTP service port, and the subject line is
really a misnomer. Thanks.
regards
Steve
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