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CPEH-001 · Question #179

An attacker is using nmap to do a ping sweep and a port scanning in a subnet of 254 addresses. In which order should he perform these steps?

The correct answer is C. First the ping sweep to identify live hosts and then the port scan on the live hosts. This way he. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

An attacker is using nmap to do a ping sweep and a port scanning in a subnet of 254 addresses. In which order should he perform these steps?

Options

  • AThe sequence does not matter. Both steps have to be performed against all hosts.
  • BFirst the port scan to identify interesting services and then the ping sweep to find hosts
  • CFirst the ping sweep to identify live hosts and then the port scan on the live hosts. This way he
  • DThe port scan alone is adequate. This way he saves time.

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(42 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    83% (35)
  • D
    5% (2)

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