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Dialup adapter: A TCP/IP protocol stack that can be installed without requiring LAN hardware. TCP/IP
is required for PhoneSweep to run properly.
DID: Direct Inward Dial.
Differential reporting: PhoneSweep function that compares the results of two telephone scans,
identifying changes.
DLL file: A dynamic link library file, or shared library.
Dongle: Another term for Hardware License Management Device. When attached to a computer’s
parallel or USB port, allows PhoneSweep to make actual calls. The dongle prevents pirated
copies of PhoneSweep from being misused.
ECP port: An Enhanced Capability Port; a type of parallel port.
Emergency Number Screening: A functionality of PhoneSweep that attempts to prevent PhoneSweep
from calling 911 or other user-specified emergency numbers. See 911 screening.
Engine: The PhoneSweep task that actually places the calls. The engine interacts with the imbedded
database and can be run separately from the PhoneSweep UI.
Fax device: A device capable of transmitting and receiving faxes.
Fax mode: A type of telephone scan in which PhoneSweep finds fax-capable devices but not data
modems.
Find Modems First: When PhoneSweep is in Penetrate mode and this option is selected, PhoneSweep
will call all numbers in the profile to locate remote modems before calling back to make brute-
forcing attempts. Find Modems First is on by default.
Flash ROM: Read Only Memory that can be modified a limited number of times.
Hardware License Manager: A device that must be connected to the parallel or USB port of a computer
running PhoneSweep before PhoneSweep will make any actual calls. Also called a “dongle,” the
hardware license manager prevents pirated copies of PhoneSweep from being used with
malicious intent.
hhupd.exe: A program in the top-level PhoneSweep directory that installs HTML help on a computer
that does not already have it.
I/O address: Associated with IRQs, an I/O address is internal to the computer and is used to
communicate with a specific device.
Identify: At this level of effort, PhoneSweep will connect to a remote modem and then attempt to
determine what sort of system the modem is attached to.
Initialization string: A command sent to a modem before each call.
IRQ: Interrupt Request. Hardware devices use IRQs to request service from the operating system when
I/O operations complete or there is new data to be processed. If the operating system is not
configured to know which devices are using which IRQ lines, it may crash, or the devices may be
unusable.
ISA: An internal I/O bus similar to the PCI bus but older.
ISDN: Integrated Services Data Network. A digital multi-channel telephone service, more widely used in
Europe than North America.
Level of effort: Specifies what actions PhoneSweep will take when it connects to a remote device. The
three levels of effort are Connect, Identify, and Penetrate.