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 - 1 - Formatted: January 15, 2025 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. - 2 - Formatted: January 15, 2025