The great thing about tools is that you often can misuse them for a completely different purpose. The end of a screwdriver makes a passable hammer; a butter knife can be a screwdriver, and even a ...

I have been trying to use the snmp-sysdescr.nse script within NMAP (Windows binaries) without success. Using NMAP with other arguments, I have been able to verify that port 161/UDP is open and ...

I recently was exchanging e-mail with someone who regularly needs to port scan his own network for vulnerability trending. The port scanning tool of choice for this task is Nmap, but managing the data ...

When your network starts acting up, having the right tools in place helps you respond quickly and confidently. Nmap is one of the most versatile network troubleshooting tools available, offering a ...

[b]modem scan nmap[/b][b][/b] sudo nmap -v -O --osscan-guess 192.168.0.1/24 map scan report for 192.168.0.8 Host is up (0.0070s latency). Not shown: 999 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE 5555/tcp open ...

Discovering hosts and services isn't just something that hackers do. A good sysadmin needs to work with an up-to-date view of the systems they manage or those they want to keep an eye on. You have to ...

The Nmap Project just released the Holiday Edition of its open source cross-platform security scanner and network mapper, with several important improvements and bug fixes. New features in Nmap 7.40 ...