diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG index c87ff2905..2c301ad59 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Nmap Changelog ($Id$) -UNRELEASED +3.96BETA1 o Added --max_retries option for capping the maximum number of retransmissions the port scan engine will do. The value may be as low @@ -20,18 +20,10 @@ o Many of the Nmap low-level timing options take a value in --min_rtt_timeout, --max_rtt_timeout, --initial_rtt_timeout, --scan_delay, and --max_scan_delay options. -o Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is now supported thanks to a patch to libdnet's - configure.in by Petr Salinger (Petr.Salinger(a)t-systems.cz). - -o Tried to update to the latest autoconf only to find that there - hasn't been a new version in more than two years :(. I was able to - find new config.sub and config.guess files at - http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/config/config/ , so I updated to - those. - o Improved the NmapFE port to GTK2 so it better-conforms to the new API and you don't get as many annoying messages in your terminal - window. Thanks to Priit Laes (amd(a)store20.com) for writing these + window. GTK2 is prettier and more functional too. Thanks to Priit + Laes (amd(a)store20.com) for writing these excellent patches. o Fixed a problem which led to the error message "Failed to determine @@ -41,6 +33,15 @@ o Fixed a problem which led to the error message "Failed to determine it should now give you a clearer error message than the "dst MAC address" nonsense. +o Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is now supported thanks to a patch to libdnet's + configure.in by Petr Salinger (Petr.Salinger(a)t-systems.cz). + +o Tried to update to the latest autoconf only to find that there + hasn't been a new version in more than two years :(. I was able to + find new config.sub and config.guess files at + http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/config/config/ , so I updated to + those. + o Fixed a problem with the -e option when run on Windows (or UNIX with --send_eth) when run on an ethernet network against an external (routed) host. You would get the message "NmapArpCache() can only @@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ o Changed INSTALL and README-WIN32 files to mostly just reference the o Included docs/nmap-man.xml in the tarball distribution, which is the DocBook XML source for the Nmap man page. Patches to Nmap that are user-visible should include patches to the man page XML source rather - than the Nroff source. + than to the generated Nroff. o Fixed Nmap so it doesn't crash when you ask it to resume a previous scan, but pass in a bogus file rather than actual Nmap output. Thanks diff --git a/docs/nmap.1 b/docs/nmap.1 index c7d7a8392..8b4d87093 100644 --- a/docs/nmap.1 +++ b/docs/nmap.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" It was generated using the DocBook XSL Stylesheets (version 1.69.1). .\" Instead of manually editing it, you probably should edit the DocBook XML .\" source for it and then use the DocBook XSL Stylesheets to regenerate it. -.TH "NMAP" "1" "12/19/2005" "" "Nmap Reference Guide" +.TH "NMAP" "1" "12/29/2005" "" "Nmap Reference Guide" .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) @@ -129,10 +129,11 @@ OS DETECTION: \-\-osscan_guess: Guess OS more aggressively TIMING AND PERFORMANCE: \-T[0\-5]: Set timing template (higher is faster) - \-\-min_hostgroup/max_hostgroup : Parallel host scan group sizes + \-\-min_hostgroup/max_hostgroup : Parallel host scan group sizes \-\-min_parallelism/max_parallelism : Probe parallelization \-\-min_rtt_timeout/max_rtt_timeout/initial_rtt_timeout : Specifies probe round trip time. + \-\-max_retries : Caps number of port scan probe retransmissions. \-\-host_timeout : Give up on target after this long \-\-scan_delay/\-\-max_scan_delay : Adjust delay between probes FIREWALL/IDS EVASION AND SPOOFING: @@ -747,7 +748,7 @@ and Nmap will try to keep group sizes above that level. Nmap may have to use sma .sp The primary use of these options is to specify a large minimum group size so that the full scan runs more quickly. A common choice is 256 to scan a network in Class C sized chunks. For a scan with many ports, exceeding that number is unlikely to help much. For scans of just a few port numbers, host group sizes of 2048 or more may be helpful. .TP -\fB\-\-min_parallelism \fR; \fB\-\-max_parallelism \fR (Adjust probe parallelization) +\fB\-\-min_parallelism \fR; \fB\-\-max_parallelism \fR (Adjust probe parallelization) These options control the total number of probes that may be outstanding for a host group. They are used for port scanning and host discovery. By default, Nmap calculates an ever\-changing ideal parallelism based on network performance. If packets are being dropped, Nmap slows down and allows fewer outstanding probes. The ideal probe number slowly rises as the network proves itself worthy. These options place minimum or maximum bounds on that variable. By default, the ideal parallelism can drop to 1 if the network proves unreliable and rise to several hundred in perfect conditions. .sp The most common usage is to set @@ -760,10 +761,14 @@ option is sometimes set to one to prevent Nmap from sending more than one probe \fB\-\-scan_delay\fR (discussed later), although the latter usually serves the purpose well enough by itself. .TP -\fB\-\-min_rtt_timeout \fR, \fB\-\-max_rtt_timeout \fR, \fB\-\-initial_rtt_timeout \fR (Adjust probe timeouts) +\fB\-\-min_rtt_timeout