Network Discovery Tools
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nmap
To list hosts belonging to a certain subnet by setting the “-sL” switch
nmap -sL 192.168.9.0/24
For network discovery use the “-sn” switch
nmap -sn 192.168.9.0/24
ARP is a layer 2 protocol, it cannot discover systems through a router so when on the other side Nmap switches to ICMP requests which are layer 3; ARP within the local network, ICMP though the router.
netdiscover
Netdiscover is my preferred tool for local network discovery: it is pretty fast and offers the possibility to perform both active and passive ARP reconnaissance.
sudo apt-get install netdiscover sudo netdiscover
sample output:
Currently scanning: 172.23.153.0/16 | Screen View: Unique Hosts
234 Captured ARP Req/Rep packets, from 1 hosts. Total size: 15912
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IP At MAC Address Count Len MAC Vendor / Hostname
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192.168.9.1 00:23:d0:1e:01:2f 234 15912 ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
