ping and suid

[Net Llama!]

nmap does *not* require root to run.  Some of the options need root, but 
not all.

On 10/19/02 03:34, m.w.chang wrote:

>
> I just learnt that ping required suid to work. is  there a non-suid
> version of ping out there? SING, nmap also needed root to run.
>
> under window$, ping.exe can be execuated anytime. I don't know how TCP
> experts look at the difference.
>

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