How to Use Nmap to Locate Devices on Your Network

If you’ve ever wanted to view all the devices on your network, Nmap (“Network Mapper”) is a great open-source tool for this purpose. Let’s go through the steps of using Nmap to locate devices on your network. Step 1: Install Nmap The first step is to install Nmap on your computer. You can do this through the official website or via a package manager like apt or Homebrew. On Ubuntu/Debian-based systems, you can install Nmap via the command line using APT: sudo apt-get install nmap On macOS, if you have Homebrew, install it using the following command: brew install nmap Step 2: Identify Your Network Range...

January 8, 2024