Re: [Nmap-scanner-general] encoding problem

[Brandon B. <be...@gm...>]

Sure sure,  and I will most likely use your module when it is
supported, but right now that is not the case and in a pinch i'll wade
through 10 layers of hashes to get what I need.

~brandon

On 5/2/06, Max <nm...@we...> wrote:
> If all you need is XML output from the module for a quick parse or
> one-off / infrequently used script, my module is probably not as
> useful as Nmap::Parser :) or just using the greppable output from nmap
> in a shell pipeline or using a straight XML to hash-of-hashes module
> like XML::Simple.
>
> Why?  The point of my module is to make it easy to maintain a long
> running, larger program that needs nmap functionality; by creating
> classes from the XML output you get a more maintainable program ..
> Nmap::Scanner gives you a tighter software 'contract' between your
> program and nmap, which will help keep code that uses nmap in a larger
> perl program readable and maintainable (in my opinion).  For a one
> off, or quick 'grep' type scripts, Nmap::Scanner is probably more
> effort to implement in a program than it is worth :).
>
> I encourage you all to use this module, but I am not going to pretend
> :p that this is the best ever module for working with nmap *or* that
> it is *the* module to use in all situations requiring nmap.
>
> I also understand that I need to update this module soon to work 100%
> with the nmap 4.0.x release.  Will do that within the next week or
> two.
>
> Thank you to all of you who have tried this module, use this module,
> and for all of the feedback (negative and positive) about the module.
>
> Regards,
> Max
>
> On 5/2/06, Brandon Bennett <be...@gm...> wrote:
> > I had the exact same issue and gave up on Nmap::Scanner and just used
> > XML::Simple.  Here is the code below.
> >
> > use XML::Simple;
> > use Data::Dumer;
> >
> > $nmap =3D "\"c:\\Program Files\\nmap\\nmap.exe\" -v -v -v -sS -p 22-23
> > -O -A -oX -";
> >
> >   $xml =3D new XML::Simple;
> >   $output =3D `$nmap $ip`;
> >   $data =3D $xml->XMLin($output);
> >
> > Dumper($xml);
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------=
----------------------------
> >
> > H:\>"c:\Program Files\Nmap\nmap.exe" -V
> >
> > Nmap version 4.01 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap )
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----------------------------
> >
> > H:\>perl -v
> >
> > This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
> > (with 21 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
> >
> > Copyright 1987-2006, Larry Wall
> >
> > Binary build 816 [255195] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveStat=
e.com
> > Built Mar  1 2006 18:00:52
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------=
-------------------------------
> >
> > On 5/1/06, Jack Coates <ja...@mo...> wrote:
> > > windows xp
> > >  C:\Documents and Settings\Jack Coates>perl -v
> > >
> > >  This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
> > >  (with 25 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
> > >
> > >  Copyright 1987-2006, Larry Wall
> > >
> > >  Binary build 817 [257965] provided by ActiveState
> > > http://www.ActiveState.com
> > >  Built Mar 20 2006 17:54:25
> > >
> > >  C:\Documents and Settings\Jack Coates>nmap -V
> > >
> > >  Nmap version 4.01 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap )
> > >
> > > thanks for looking at it!
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/1/06, Max < nm...@we...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jack,
> > > >
> > > > Please reply with the version of nmap, Windows, and perl you are us=
ing and
> > > I will be happy to see if I can recreate and come up with a fix for t=
his
> > > problem.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for using the module, sorry you have run into this issue.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Max
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 5/1/06, Jack Coates <ja...@mo...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for this module, I've been struggling with Nmap-Parser-XML=
 and
> > > this looks much more promising. However, I'm having some trouble gett=
ing it
> > > to work.
> > > > >
> > > > > Script:
> > > > > use Nmap::Scanner;
> > > > > my $scanner =3D new Nmap::Scanner;
> > > > > $scanner->tcp_syn_scan;
> > > > > $scanner->add_scan_port('1-100');
> > > > > $scanner->guess_os();
> > > > > $scanner->add_target(' 172.16.252.1');
> > > > > my $results =3D $scanner->scan();
> > > > > my $xml =3D $results->as_xml();
> > > > > print $xml;
> > > > > exit 0;
> > > > >
> > > > > Result:
> > > > > Unable to recognise encoding of this document at
> > > C:/Perl/site/lib/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDetect.pm line
> > > 96.
> > > > > <nmap-error>
> > > > >   <pid=3D"1168"/>
> > > > >   <cmdline=3D"'C:\Program Files\Nmap\nmap.exe' -v -v -v -sS -p 1-=
100 -O
> > > -oX - 172.16.252.1"/>
> > > > >   <perl-msg>Document requires an element [Ln: 1, Col: 0]
> > > > > </perl-msg>
> > > > >   <nmap-msg></nmap-msg>
> > > > > </nmap-error>
> > > > >
> > > > > I get the feeling that this is probably something simple, but STF=
W and
> > > RTFM aren't turning anything up yet... everything I've read implies t=
hat
> > > PurePerl is the right parser to use. However, since installing this p=
arser
> > > PPM throws the same encoding error, so it looks like it's horked. Adv=
ice,
> > > please?
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin,
> > > > > So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin,
> > > So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional
> >
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