Those of you who’ve been following me the over the years, I have gone on and on about “baselining and knowing your tools “.
I have to admit that some utilities out there are very well documented, but that doesn’t mean that you do not have the opportunity to learn about how your tools behave. When there is great documentation, the process is a lot easier and I simply test and verify the options provided. Even if the documentation is correct, you will find that you will learn about your favorite tool’s options.
Every time, I use my favorite tool or utility, I use that as an opportunity to learn something. Is is even more important if the software has received an update and now behaves differently.
In this example I am looking at and NMAP’s no ping option.
At first glance it sounds like a great option, but when we start looking into it we realize that by default, a lot of things are going on that we may not want to see happening.
In this video I walk you through the option how we validate what it’s doing and how we better control the way it behaves.
Enjoy
