Nmap FOR LINUX

Nmap is an open source and cross-platform software that provides users with one of the most powerful network discovery and security auditing utility appreciated by numerous system administrators and security professionals around the world.

Key Features

• Monitors service and host uptime


• Manages service upgrade schedules


• Does network inventory


• Discovers available hosts on a network based on raw IP packets


• Discovers running services and operating systems on a specific network

Advanced Network Mapping Techniques

• Ping sweeps


• TCP/UDP port scanning mechanisms


• Scans networks of hundreds of thousands of computers

It is a command-line only application that can be accessed only from an X11 terminal emulator application or the Linux console. Just type nmap and hit Enter to get a list of all its options, categorized by target specification, host discovery, scan techniques, and script scan.

Additional Options

• OS detection


• Timing and performance


• Server and version detection

Another interesting fact about this piece of software is that it has been used in a dozen of blockbuster movies, such as Matrix Reloaded, Dredd, Elysium, Bourne Ultimatum, Die Hard 4, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Besides GNU/Linux, the application is officially supported on a plethora of operating systems, including BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD), Solaris, IRIX, HP-UX, Sun OS, Amiga, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and more.

Nmap is the most powerful network scanner utility for the GNU/Linux platform. It is used by numerous security professionals, as well as hackers around the world, to discover vulnerabilities and secure entire networks from unwanted traffic.