whats the best port monitor,scanner?

[Woomera]

ok i know that nmap is the most powerful port scanner but im looking for a gui one.so whats the best port scanner and most powerful open port and status viewer?

[muddassar]

ok i know that nmap is the most powerful port scanner but im looking for a gui one.so whats the best port scanner and most powerful open port and status viewer?

Hello you can try

http://ipscan.sourceforge.net/ipscan.exe

And if you want all network and net tools in one then you download netwtool3

[tain]

There is a GUI for nmap.

[phkninja]

ethreal, its more than justa port scanner

[tain]

Ethereal is great but I personally wouldn't classify it as a port scanner. It is used for passive monitoring, not active probing.

Are you sure that it even has the ability to port scan? I've never tried...

[ringfinger]

I second the Ethereal suggestion.

[tain]

No.

Ethereal does not have a port scanning capability.

[phkninja]

i appologise, ethreal doesnt have port scanning features. Tain was right.

you can use angry ipscan/portscan. seems easy to use

http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan/

[LLXX]

YAPS Port Scanner http://www.steelbytes.com/?mid=19

Freeware. This is the one I have.

Edited May 26, 2006 by LLXX

[Ophiel X]

i could never use anything other than nmap.

and even the crudest IDS will seriously flip out at seeing all those sequential tcp connects

[Ophiel X]

for a good connection monitor, windows already has one.

make a file called netstat.cmd and put this in it:

start /b /normal /wait %windir%\system32\netstat.exe -a 1>netstat.txt
start /b %windir%\notepad.exe netstat.txt

whenever you want to view your current connections/listening ports just dbl click netstat.cmd

[Woomera]

(sorry to bring this topic back)

is it possible that ethereal wont be able to capture a packet(especified kinda packet)?

i remember that packet capturing tolls like ethereal that works with winpcap have a weak point that they cant capture some special packets.is that right?

if yes is there any capturing program that doesnt have this flaw?

---is there anyway i can install microsoft networkmonitor that comes with windows server on my xp?

Edited October 15, 2006 by fatalwoomera

[RogueSpear]

It may not be the best out there, but free is a good price. FoundStone SuperScan4 is one I use all the time.

[zillah]

Thanks guys for these feedbacks

[mau-yong]

Try NmapView, it is a Windows frontend GUI for NMap.