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I uploaded a new version (V1.5) of the Dynamic Port Scanner (DPS), a reliable spoofed source IP port scanner. The major addition to this new version is the multi-threading capability which makes the scanning process faster.

Link: The home page of the DPS project
Link: Download dps-v1.5.tar.gz

"The sole idea of the Dynamic Port Scanner (DPS) is to provide a reliable spoofed source IP port scanner. The spoofed source IP is dynamically generated at run time and it varies for every scan packet; every scan packet carries a random spoofed source IP. Traditionally, a port scan with a spoofed source IP has been considered unreliable due to the fact that reply packets would not reach back the scanning system. However, the technique used by DPS ensures the reliability of such spoofed scan. This technique is based on the integration of ARP Poisoning into port scanning to achieve the desired result. The spoofed IP addresses used by DPS during a scanning process fall within the range of the local subnet. Thus, DPS is best suited for internal scanning."