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Mastering Nmap [Video]

By : Fotios Chantzis
Book Image

Mastering Nmap [Video]

By: Fotios Chantzis

Overview of this book

You will learn how to use this tool to implement a wide variety of practical tasks related to pentesting and network monitoring. The tutorial will start with installation techniques and then explain Nmap fundamentals. Moving on, we will cover the advanced functionalities of Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) such as libraries, scripts, APIs, and so on. You will be able to perform custom tasks, the fundamentals of Lua programming, scanning mail servers, scanning databases, windows machines, SCADA systems, and large networks.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)
Chapter 2
Scanning Larger Networks
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Section 1
Host Discovery
The aim of this video is to learn how to conduct host discovery with Nmap. We are also going to learn how it works and the differences between local and remote network host discovery. - The first step is to showcase an example of host discovery on the local network. - Then, we are going to talk about how Nmap host discovery works for both local and remote cases. - Finally, we are showcasing an example of remote host discovery.