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You can specify a specific IP address to scan a single host or use an asterisk (wildcard character) to scan an entire subnet. The resulting output contains a list of discoverd devices with their hostname, IP address and active network ports. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 10:15, 16 April 2021
Nmap (Network Mapper) [1] is a cross-platform (BSD, Linux, Mac, Windows) utility for network discovery and security auditing.
Network discovery example
In a terminal window type:
nmap 192.168.1.*
You can specify a specific IP address to scan a single host or use an asterisk (wildcard character) to scan an entire subnet. The resulting output contains a list of discoverd devices with their hostname, IP address and active network ports.