From fb7456950c9b31d50cef256b30fecd3d2c0e7c57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: david Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 21:52:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Address mask ICMP messages are from RFC 950, not RFC 792. --- docs/refguide.xml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/refguide.xml b/docs/refguide.xml index 91d7faf89..9500fb488 100644 --- a/docs/refguide.xml +++ b/docs/refguide.xml @@ -673,9 +673,11 @@ you would expect. request behavior. While echo request is the standard ICMP ping query, - Nmap does not stop there. The ICMP standard (RFC - 792) also specifies timestamp request, information + Nmap does not stop there. The ICMP standard + RFC 792RFC 792 + and + RFC 950RFC 950 + also specify timestamp request, information request, and address mask request packets as codes 13, 15, and 17, respectively. While the ostensible purpose for these queries is to learn information such as address masks