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Update man page to align with how Nmap currently handles icmp unreachable messages and then regenerated it. This was suggested by Tobias Glemser

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.\" Title: nmap
.\" Author: [see the "Author" section]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
.\" Date: 11/22/2014
.\" Date: 01/30/2015
.\" Manual: Nmap Reference Guide
.\" Source: Nmap
.\" Language: English
.\"
.TH "NMAP" "1" "11/22/2014" "Nmap" "Nmap Reference Guide"
.TH "NMAP" "1" "01/30/2015" "Nmap" "Nmap Reference Guide"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ closed, and
filtered
states\&.
.sp
This technique is often referred to as half\-open scanning, because you don\*(Aqt open a full TCP connection\&. You send a SYN packet, as if you are going to open a real connection and then wait for a response\&. A SYN/ACK indicates the port is listening (open), while a RST (reset) is indicative of a non\-listener\&. If no response is received after several retransmissions, the port is marked as filtered\&. The port is also marked filtered if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received\&. The port is also considered open if a SYN packet (without the ACK flag) is received in response\&. This can be due to an extremely rare TCP feature known as a simultaneous open or split handshake connection (see
This technique is often referred to as half\-open scanning, because you don\*(Aqt open a full TCP connection\&. You send a SYN packet, as if you are going to open a real connection and then wait for a response\&. A SYN/ACK indicates the port is listening (open), while a RST (reset) is indicative of a non\-listener\&. If no response is received after several retransmissions, the port is marked as filtered\&. The port is also marked filtered if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received\&. The port is also considered open if a SYN packet (without the ACK flag) is received in response\&. This can be due to an extremely rare TCP feature known as a simultaneous open or split handshake connection (see
\m[blue]\fB\%http://nmap.org/misc/split-handshake.pdf\fR\m[])\&.
.RE
.PP
@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ UDP scan works by sending a UDP packet to every targeted port\&. For some common
\fB\-\-data\-string\fR, or
\fB\-\-data\-length\fR
options are specified\&. If an ICMP port unreachable error (type 3, code 3) is returned, the port is
closed\&. Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3, codes 1, 2, 9, 10, or 13) mark the port as
closed\&. Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3, codes 0, 1, 2, 9, 10, or 13) mark the port as
filtered\&. Occasionally, a service will respond with a UDP packet, proving that it is
open\&. If no response is received after retransmissions, the port is classified as
open|filtered\&. This means that the port could be open, or perhaps packet filters are blocking the communication\&. Version detection (\fB\-sV\fR) can be used to help differentiate the truly open ports from the filtered ones\&.
@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ closed, and
filtered
states\&.
.sp
This technique is often referred to as half\-open scanning, because you don\*(Aqt open a full SCTP association\&. You send an INIT chunk, as if you are going to open a real association and then wait for a response\&. An INIT\-ACK chunk indicates the port is listening (open), while an ABORT chunk is indicative of a non\-listener\&. If no response is received after several retransmissions, the port is marked as filtered\&. The port is also marked filtered if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received\&.
This technique is often referred to as half\-open scanning, because you don\*(Aqt open a full SCTP association\&. You send an INIT chunk, as if you are going to open a real association and then wait for a response\&. An INIT\-ACK chunk indicates the port is listening (open), while an ABORT chunk is indicative of a non\-listener\&. If no response is received after several retransmissions, the port is marked as filtered\&. The port is also marked filtered if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-sN\fR; \fB\-sF\fR; \fB\-sX\fR (TCP NULL, FIN, and Xmas scans) .\" -sN .\" -sF .\" -sX .\" NULL scan .\" FIN scan .\" Xmas scan
@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ These three scan types are exactly the same in behavior except for the TCP flags
closed, while no response means it is
open|filtered\&. The port is marked
filtered
if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received\&.
if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received\&.
.sp
The key advantage to these scan types is that they can sneak through certain non\-stateful firewalls and packet filtering routers\&. Another advantage is that these scan types are a little more stealthy than even a SYN scan\&. Don\*(Aqt count on this though\(emmost modern IDS products can be configured to detect them\&. The big downside is that not all systems follow RFC 793 to the letter\&. A number of systems send RST responses to the probes regardless of whether the port is open or not\&. This causes all of the ports to be labeled
closed\&. Major operating systems that do this are Microsoft Windows, many Cisco devices, BSDI, and IBM OS/400\&. This scan does work against most Unix\-based systems though\&. Another downside of these scans is that they can\*(Aqt distinguish
@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ unfiltered, meaning that they are reachable by the ACK packet, but whether they
open
or
closed
is undetermined\&. Ports that don\*(Aqt respond, or send certain ICMP error messages back (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13), are labeled
is undetermined\&. Ports that don\*(Aqt respond, or send certain ICMP error messages back (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13), are labeled
filtered\&.
.RE
.PP
@ -952,7 +952,8 @@ Protocol scan works in a similar fashion to UDP scan\&. Instead of iterating thr
unreachable messages\&. If Nmap receives any response in any protocol from the target host, Nmap marks that protocol as
open\&. An ICMP protocol unreachable error (type 3, code 2) causes the protocol to be marked as
closed
Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3, code 1, 3, 9, 10, or 13) cause the protocol to be marked
while port unreachable (type 3, code 3) marks the protocol
open\&. Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3, code 0, 1, 9, 10, or 13) cause the protocol to be marked
filtered
(though they prove that ICMP is
open
@ -1681,7 +1682,7 @@ are similar but they only wait 15 seconds and 0\&.4 seconds, respectively, betwe
is Nmap\*(Aqs default behavior, which includes parallelization\&.
\fB\-T4\fR
does the equivalent of
\fB\-\-max\-rtt\-timeout 1250ms \-\-initial\-rtt\-timeout 500ms \-\-max\-retries 6\fR
\fB\-\-max\-rtt\-timeout 1250ms \-\-min\-rtt\-timeout 100ms \-\-initial\-rtt\-timeout 500ms \-\-max\-retries 6\fR
and sets the maximum TCP scan delay to 10 milliseconds\&.
\fBT5\fR
does the equivalent of

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@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ response. A SYN/ACK indicates the port is listening (open), while a
RST (reset) is indicative of a non-listener. If no response is
received after several retransmissions, the port is marked as
filtered. The port is also marked filtered if an ICMP unreachable
error (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received. The port is also considered open if a SYN packet (without the ACK flag) is received in response. This can be due to an extremely rare TCP feature known as a simultaneous open or split handshake connection (see <ulink url="http://nmap.org/misc/split-handshake.pdf"/>).</para>
error (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received. The port is also considered open if a SYN packet (without the ACK flag) is received in response. This can be due to an extremely rare TCP feature known as a simultaneous open or split handshake connection (see <ulink url="http://nmap.org/misc/split-handshake.pdf"/>).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ empty unless the <option>--data</option>,
options are specified.
If an ICMP port unreachable error (type 3, code 3) is
returned, the port is <literal>closed</literal>. Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3,
codes 1, 2, 9, 10, or 13) mark the port as <literal>filtered</literal>. Occasionally, a
codes 0, 1, 2, 9, 10, or 13) mark the port as <literal>filtered</literal>. Occasionally, a
service will respond with a UDP packet, proving that it is <literal>open</literal>. If
no response is received after retransmissions, the port is classified
as <literal>open|filtered</literal>. This means that the port could be open, or perhaps
@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ for a response. An INIT-ACK chunk indicates the port is listening
(open), while an ABORT chunk is indicative of a non-listener. If no
response is received after several retransmissions, the port is
marked as filtered. The port is also marked filtered if an ICMP
unreachable error (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is
unreachable error (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is
received.</para>
</listitem>
@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ for the TCP flags set in probe packets. If a RST packet is received,
the port is considered <literal>closed</literal>, while no response
means it is <literal>open|filtered</literal>. The port is marked
<literal>filtered</literal> if an ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code
1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received.</para>
0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) is received.</para>
<para>The key advantage to these scan types is that they can sneak
through certain non-stateful firewalls and packet filtering
@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ return a RST packet. Nmap then labels them as
<literal>unfiltered</literal>, meaning that they are reachable by the
ACK packet, but whether they are <literal>open</literal> or
<literal>closed</literal> is undetermined. Ports that don't respond,
or send certain ICMP error messages back (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10,
or send certain ICMP error messages back (type 3, code 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10,
or 13), are labeled <literal>filtered</literal>.</para>
</listitem>
@ -1650,8 +1650,9 @@ unreachable messages, protocol scan is on the lookout for ICMP
any response in any protocol from the target host, Nmap marks that
protocol as <literal>open</literal>. An ICMP protocol unreachable
error (type 3, code 2) causes the protocol to be marked as
<literal>closed</literal> Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3, code
1, 3, 9, 10, or 13) cause the protocol to be marked
<literal>closed</literal> while port unreachable (type 3, code 3)
marks the protocol <literal>open</literal>. Other ICMP unreachable errors (type 3, code
0, 1, 9, 10, or 13) cause the protocol to be marked
<literal>filtered</literal> (though they prove that ICMP is
<literal>open</literal> at the same time). If no response is received
after retransmissions, the protocol is marked