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"Apologies to bbtec.net, but I _really_ didn't scan their public IP :)" There is no need to apologize. There is nothing wrong with port scanning a public IP a
by rsync 12y ago
"Apologies to bbtec.net, but I _really_ didn't scan their public IP :)"
There is no need to apologize. There is nothing wrong with port scanning a public IP address. In fact, I just did it myself:
# nmap -sT 126.16.2.1
Starting Nmap 6.25 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2015-04-06 13:46 PDT
Nmap scan report for softbank126016002001.bbtec.net (126.16.2.1)
Host is up (0.12s latency).
Not shown: 994 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
80/tcp filtered http
340/tcp filtered unknown
2103/tcp filtered zephyr-clt
8000/tcp filtered http-alt
55555/tcp filtered unknown
55600/tcp filtered unknown
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 24.78 seconds
No problem at all for anyone involved.
- chias 12y agoPutting aside the question of legality, a port scan that does not have prior authorization is pretty generally considered "impolite". As an analogy, it's certainly not illegal to touch someone else's laptop screen, and if I gesture at something and accidentally land a fingerprint on someone's screen, I'll apologize. Legality notwithstanding, it's kind of a dick move if you see me do that, to walk over and tell me I don't need to apologize to the person, and then plant your own fingersmudge right there next to mine. In any case, if you're located inside the US, it's almost certainly a violation of your ISP's terms of service.
- Dylan16807 12y agoWell it's more like saying you don't have to apologize to the laptop. And with invisible smudges.
- lbthomsen 12y agoHey, I did include a smiley in the original wiki post.