Hacking Attack from too many network ports open
The hacking threat your computer is exposed to when there are too many ports open. The good news is that the default Windows 8 install has only one port open, see the seventh scanned device below.
John Engelbrecht Grovetown GA Ubuntu computer GRID using the Linux command for network mapping
file name: NMAP on home network looking for open ports that could be hacked.txt notes added
sudo nmap -FO 192.168.1.0-254
Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2015-06-22 05:19 EDT
1 of 7: Interesting ports on 192.168.1.1:
PORT STATE SERVICE
80/tcp open http
MAC Address: 00:06:25:BE:E3:27 (The Linksys Group)
Device type: WAP
Running: Linksys embedded
OS details: Linksys BEFW11S4 WAP, WAP being used only for the switch ports, positioned between Knology (WOW) cable modem and the home network
Network Distance: 1 hop
2 of 7: Interesting ports on 192.168.1.31 assigned statically:
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp
23/tcp open telnet
80/tcp open http
139/tcp open netbios-ssn
515/tcp open printer
MAC Address: 00:03:1B:58:01:A3 (Cellvision Systems)
Device type: print server
Running: D-Link embedded, Hamlet embedded
OS details: D-Link DP-300U, DP-G310, or Hamlet HPS01UU PRINT SERVER servicing old HP Laserjet 2300 that has only USB port, no Ethernet port
Network Distance: 1 hop
3 of 7: Interesting ports on 192.168.1.100:
PORT STATE SERVICE
80/tcp open http
443/tcp open https
MAC Address: 58:35:D9:94:47:56 (Unknown)
No exact OS matches for host
Network Distance: 1 hop
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4 of 7: All 100 scanned ports on 192.168.1.101 are filtered
MAC Address: 44:94:FC:90:02:3D (Unknown)
Netgear N300 wireless router WNR2000
Network Distance: 1 hop
5 of 7: Interesting ports on 192.168.1.102:
PORT STATE SERVICE
631/tcp open ipp
MAC Address: 00:1F:1F:F7:D7:64 (Edimax Technology Co.)
Device type: Ethernet hub
Running: Linux 2.6.X
OS details: Linux 2.6.13 - 2.6.27
Network Distance: 1 hop
6 of 7: Interesting ports on 192.168.1.103:
PORT STATE SERVICE
111/tcp open rpcbind
139/tcp open netbios-ssn
445/tcp open microsoft-ds
631/tcp open ipp
2049/tcp open nfs
5900/tcp open vnc
No exact OS matches for host, may be Cisco layer-3 switch
Network Distance: 0 hops
7 of 7: Interesting ports on 192.168.1.104:
PORT STATE SERVICE
5357/tcp open unknown Just one port is open on this Windows 8.1 installation
MAC Address: D4:3D:7E:91:4B:92 (Unknown)
Running: Microsoft Windows 8.1
Network Distance: 1 hop
OS detection performed.
Nmap done: 255 IP addresses (7 hosts up) scanned in 74.09 seconds