Networking Essentials / Seeing the network
Lesson 25 of 30
Nmap on your own lab
Nmap discovers devices and open ports. It's a standard admin and security tool; only scan networks you own or have written permission to scan.
Key points
- nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24 finds devices
- nmap -sV host detects service versions
- Scanning others without permission can be illegal
nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24Quiz · +10 XP
When is it OK to run Nmap against a network?
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