Are you explicitly referencing the port for nmap, or is it a general port scan?
The version of nmap I run only checks common ports unless a port range is specified. rbt wrote: > I don't fully understand sockets, I just know enough to be dangerous. > The below is not detected by nmap, but is affected by iptables or ipsec. > Can anyone explain why that is? > > s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) > s.bind((ip_param, port_param)) > while 1: > s.listen(5) > > I can connect to the socket server and even transmit data so I know it's > there. > > Thanks, > rbt -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list