Frequently Asked Questions
| Question: | I have heard the term port scan quite frequently. What exactly does it mean? |
| Answer: | Port scanning is run by an application that is classified as a port scanner. Cisco Secure Scanner can be classified as a port scanner. A port scanner runs a series of network connectivity tests against a preconfigured range of IP addresses and ports. The result is called the port scan. The scan identifies what ports are open, that is, what network services are being run on each specific host. |
| Question: | I cannot ping an internal Web server from the point where I will run the network scan. Can the Web server still be scanned? |
| Answer: | Yes. You can set the scan to force specific addresses. This means that no network connectivity test, ... |
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