diff --git a/docs/refguide.xml b/docs/refguide.xml index 8651d944e..228e56f62 100644 --- a/docs/refguide.xml +++ b/docs/refguide.xml @@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ scans. SYN scan is the default and most popular scan option for good reasons. It can be performed quickly, scanning thousands of ports per -second on a fast network not hampered by intrusive firewalls. SYN scan +second on a fast network not hampered by restrictive firewalls. SYN scan is relatively unobtrusive and stealthy, since it never completes TCP connections. It also works against any compliant TCP stack rather than depending on idiosyncrasies of specific platforms as Nmap's