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 KNOCKER(1)                                                       KNOCKER(1)
                                MAY 24, 2002



 NAME
      knocker - An easy to use network security port scanner

 SYNOPSIS
      knocker --host <host> [OPTION]

 DESCRIPTION
      knocker is a simple and easy to use TCP security port scanner written
      in C using pthreads which is able to analyze hosts and all of the
      different services started on them.

 OPTIONS
      -H, --host
           host name or numeric Internet address to scan

      -P, --port
           port number to scan (single port scan only)

      -SP, --start-port
           port number to begin the scan from

      -EP, --end-port
           port number to end the scan at

      --last-host
           uses the last scanned host as target

      --last-scan
           performs again the last port scan

      -q, --quiet
           disable console output and logs to file.

      -lf, --logfile <logfile>
           log the results to a specified file.

      -nf, --no-fency
           disable fency output

      -nc, --no-colors
           disable colored output

      --configure
           let the user configure knocker

      -h, --help
           display this help and exit

      -v, --version
           output version information and exit




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 KNOCKER(1)                                                       KNOCKER(1)
                                MAY 24, 2002



 EXAMPLES
      To run this program the standard way type: knocker --host 192.168.0.1
      If you want to specify a port range to scan: knocker --host thehost
      --start-port 1 --end-port 2600 or knocker -H thehost  -SP 1 -EP 2600
      To scan a single port: knocker -H thehost --port 21 To run this
      program not using colors (if your terminal does not support colors):
      knocker --host 192.168.0.1 --no-colors To run this program run in
      background and have the results written in a log file: knocker --host
      192.168.0.1 --quiet &

 AVAILABILTY
      The latest version of this program can be found at
      http://knocker.sourceforge.net

 BUGS
      See the BUGS file in the knocker source package for a list of known
      bugs.  Report bugs to <g.gabriele79@genie.it>

 AUTHOR
      knocker is written by Gabriele Giorgetti <g.gabriele79@genie.it>

 COPYRIGHT
      Copyright c 2001,2002 Gabriele Giorgetti
      This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There
      is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
      PARTICULAR PURPOSE.




























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