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- What is Port Scanner?
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- Port Scanner is a tool that allows you to scan a group of IP addresses
- looking for the presence of specific incoming TCP/IP ports. This is a
- large benefit to anyone managing a TCP/IP network, or to anyone who is
- concerned with the possible security risks that some TCP/IP tools
- present to their network.
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- Using an intuitive interface that allows you to specify the start and
- end addresses of a scan, you can quickly check a specific machine, a
- subnet, or an entire domain. Port Scanner comes predefined to scan for
- the most common TCP/IP services, and provides a quick way to add new
- ports to any scan. In addition, Port Scanner lets you scan a subset of
- the existing ports, and to save subsets into named groups for easy
- recall. Scan results can be easily printed or save to a file.
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- Port Scanner requires a WinSock compatible TCP/IP stack, and is fully
- Windows 95 compatible.
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- How Does it Work?
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- Port Scanner begins at the location you specify as the Start Address and
- traverses every valid IP number until it reaches the location you
- specify as the End Address. At every step in the scan, Port Scanner
- attempts to open a connection to each port you have selected in the Port
- List. If a successful connection is made, Port Scanner records that
- information in the results file.
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- How Do I Obtain a Copy?
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- Port Scanner is available as shareware from Blue Globe Software. As
- shareware, it is freely distributable with a few minor restrictions. See
- the accompanying license (license.txt) and registration form
- (register.doc) for more information.
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- How do I contact Blue Globe Software?
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- We can be reached by Email at cliffmcc@blueglobe.com, on the web at
- http://blueglobe.com/~cliffmcc
- and by fax at (604)744-3897.
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- Revision Info
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- Version 1.1 - September 12, 1995
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- + Fixed a bug that caused certain blocks of addresses to be
- skipped during a scan.
- + Added a "Copy" item to the results window.
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- Version 1.0 - September 2, 1995
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- + First public release of Port Scanner.
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