Nmap Development: Re: "No buffer space available" when scanning a Class A or B net

[Bob McLaren <BobMcLaren () fssi-ca com>]

Sounds feesable.  But this would be my first time messing around with 
any settings in /proc/sys/net.
Are there any guides out there I can use to educate myself before I go 
"willy-nilly" in there?
Thanks for the reply Curtis

Curtis Doty wrote:

> 3:21pm Bob McLaren said:
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> > The problem is, if I try to scan any more than a Class C, I get a "No 
> > buffer space available" error and the scan get's bogged down with 15 and 
> > 60 second pauses between scans.
> >    
> You could try fiddling with /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max or 
> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem to see if those buffers are the culprits.
> ../C
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