For those who are wondering what this -A business is, it is merely version scan using the new switch. It is the same as using -sV -O but instead, -A wraps both commands into one switch.


Also, NMAP running on an XP SP2 machine will do shitty things now that raw socket support is gone. There are two switches that can be used to possibly get it working. One is -P0 and the other is to tell it not to use raw sockets (haven't used that switch in a dog's age. it's something like -no win_raw_sock).

One more thing, running NMAP from behind a SOHO NAT router such as a linksys BEFSR41 generally produces baaaad results. Try something on your local LAN segment first just to see if your NMAP command is producing what you expect to see.

Anyway, FWIW.

--TheHorse13

EDIT: btw, setting the timing to 4 is like running a bull through a china shop. Even a n00b admin will see an agressive NMAP scan.