Find Alive Hosts with Netdiscover
The following command is used to scan for active devices or hosts on the local network using ARP requests. When you run this command, netdiscover will continuously send ARP requests to all IP addresses within the specified target range. Any active device on the network that receives the ARP request will respond with its MAC address and IP address.
Command :
sudo netdiscover -r <target>
Output :
15 Most Useful Host Scanning Commands – Kali Linux
Scanning and identifying live hosts on a network is one of the crucial activities for an ethical hacker or expert. One of the powerful tools in Kali Linux, a popular penetration testing distribution, is Nmap which has a variety of host scanning techniques. To gather valuable information about targets, detect vulnerabilities, and ultimately secure systems and networks, one needs these scanning commands. Mastering these commands would not only provide beginners with basic knowledge for doing their network reconnaissance effectively but would also help professionals conduct better security assessments on networks.