Re: "dnet: Failed to open device" errors on AIX, as root

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 10:31:52AM -0500, Ben Lentz wrote:
> I have downloaded and compiled Nmap 6.01 on AIX. Any time I perform
> any type of scan, as root, on any IP address on the interface's
> local network, I get the classic "dnet: Failed to open device"
> error.
>
> However, when I perform a scan of an IP or network that's off
> network, it works just fine.

What's the output of these commands?
        nmap --iflist
        nmap --route-dst 10.0.17.1
        nmap --route-dst 10.0.18.1

David Fifield
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