Theoretically, scanning a network should be benign. Probing workstations and servers shouldn’t interrupt the normal functionality of those systems. In practice, however, this may not be the case. Many ...

Most people might figure that once you set up your network security-wise, what's done is done, and besides routine updates, ...

(1) Using software to identify all clients and servers on a network. Network scanning is performed by administrators as well as hackers seeking to compromise the network. See ping, port scanning and ...