From d791e8ff24f74ac42c4d3cda52a9a273a74c15d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fyodor Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:59:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] note a mac os x dnet issue --- todo/nmap.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/todo/nmap.txt b/todo/nmap.txt index fc818e2e0..bd482cdf3 100644 --- a/todo/nmap.txt +++ b/todo/nmap.txt @@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ o Make the release ==Things needed for next STABLE release go ABOVE THIS LINE== +o Scans from Mac OS X tend to use raw IP packets rather than ethernet + frames even on the local network because Dnet does not seem to be + retrieving the routing table properly -- so the LAN doesn't even + show up in --iflist. Patrik can reproduce this on all 3 of his + MACs (OS X versions 10.7.3). Comparing the code in DNet route-bsd.c + to Apple's own routing table code discovered by Patrik suggests that + the Dnet code may be incorrect. + o We should probably remove the intl.dll mv command from zenmap/install_scripts/windows/copy_and_compile.bat for the reasons described at http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2012/q1/430.