I used Republic Fleet EMP S at 5km. No tracking disruptors, but got a bit drained of cap by rats who turned on me thus… they were on him and near him. That made using the reactive armor somewhat of a pain.
He greeted me, what made me suspicious. Started to bigmouth. One time, he left the hacking site and came back after telling me to wait… I just ignored it and jumped checking other systems. He prepared for something for another encounter with me.