An NMAP scan can turn up a lost of useful information about a host.
Scan a host with Nmap and gain a lot of useful information.
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Scanning websites with Nmap is a lot of fun.
How to brute force credentials on a website server using Nmap.
Read MoreHow to brute force a server and discover valid credentials like usernames.
How to use Nmap to brute force usernames on a remote server.
Read MoreGet information about an IP address using the command line on Linux.
How to get comprehensive IP address information with the command line on Linux.
Read MoreFinding some nice vulnerabilities with Nmap on Linux.
How to use Nmap to scan for vulnerabilities on a remote server.
Read MoreScanning hosts with nmap is a lot of fun.
How to get useful information from a remote web server using Nmap.
Read MoreHow to list interfaces with Nmap. This is a very useful tip.
It is possible to list interfaces with Nmap. This is a good way to see all active network devices attached to your computer. Use the –iflist parameter as shown below to show all network interfaces on your machine. jason@jason-Lenovo-H50-55:~$ nmap –iflist Starting Nmap 7.80 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-03-18 10:38…
Read MoreGetting an operating system fingerprint is very easy with nmap.
The nmap utility is very useful for scanning remote systems to find open ports and services that are running that could be used to gain access to the computer. If the Operating System fingerprint is unknown to Nmap and you yourself know what it is, then the fingerprint may be…
Read MoreHow to use nping to send a custom ICMP packet payload and see it in Wireshark.
Sending network packets is commonplace on any network, but did you know that a custom packet may be crafted to send a message over a network, hiding the text in a SYN packet? This is how to do this easily using the Nmap package on Linux. Nmap comes with a…
Read MoreVery useful Nmap scanning tips for getting information from a host.
The nmap -A -P0 command line will scan a host and get information about the host and what is running on it. Press j whilst the scan is running to print statistics about the progress of the scan. Press it again to update it. ┌─[root@parrot]─[/home/user] └──╼ #nmap -A -P0 202.146.215.17…
Read MoreHow to perform a scan with nmap and some useful nmap tips for probing a computer.
To send a SYN packet to a computer on a network, use this command. nmap -sS -v 192.168.1.10nmap -sS -v 192.168.1.10 If you want to send SYN packets to a range of IP addresses, this is the command to use. nmap -sS -v 192.168.1.10-100nmap -sS -v 192.168.1.10-100 This will send…
Read MoreElysium film showing real UNIX commands in a blockbuster movie.
The movie Elysium showcased some awesome UNIX shell commands. The rhost command was one, there is a more detailed show here: http://i.imgur.com/niqfmy5.png. The nmap port scanning utility is used to port scan Matt Damon`s brain before the data is copied from his neural storage to the Elysium computer system. I…
Read MoreDredd 2012 movie shows the Simple Metacity theme and nmap and top usage.
The 2012 Dredd movie shows a computer expert that is intending to use Nmap against port 22; which is the standard port that SSH uses. He wants to be able to trace Dredd when he next uses an information terminal. He uses this command against the network to find Dredd:…
Read MoreLinux in the movies and television. Some famous appearances.
In the television series “Heroes” a KDE desktop was spotted running the Kopete application. A screenshot below. This is a Mandriva distribution displaying part of the Kmix window and a live webcam application. We all know about the famous scene in the Matrix Reloaded where Trinity is cracking the Matrix…
Read MoreUsage of computers in the movies. Some get it wrong. The Matrix and Tron Legacy are the exceptions.
The usage of computers in movies has always been quite hit and miss. The Matrix Reloaded movie had realistic depictions of the usage of the NMAP port scanning command and the use of the ssh command to login remotely to the target machine and execute commands to shutdown the power…
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