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For my 2025 Nmap Short Course, see [[Nmap/Short Course]]
=How To Use=
=How To Use=


Nmap is a really really complicated tool, so consult the extensive manual to really use it properly.
Nmap is a really really complicated tool, so consult the extensive manual to really use it properly.


==The Brief Summary==
==The Man Page==
 
This is the short version.


<pre>
<pre>
Nmap 6.47SVN ( http://nmap.org )
$ man nmap
Usage: nmap [Scan Type(s)] [Options] {target specification}
TARGET SPECIFICATION:
  Can pass hostnames, IP addresses, networks, etc.
  Ex: scanme.nmap.org, microsoft.com/24, 192.168.0.1; 10.0.0-255.1-254
  -iL <inputfilename>: Input from list of hosts/networks
  -iR <num hosts>: Choose random targets
  --exclude <host1[,host2][,host3],...>: Exclude hosts/networks
  --excludefile <exclude_file>: Exclude list from file
HOST DISCOVERY:
  -sL: List Scan - simply list targets to scan
  -sn: Ping Scan - disable port scan
  -Pn: Treat all hosts as online -- skip host discovery
  -PS/PA/PU/PY[portlist]: TCP SYN/ACK, UDP or SCTP discovery to given ports
  -PE/PP/PM: ICMP echo, timestamp, and netmask request discovery probes
  -PO[protocol list]: IP Protocol Ping
  -n/-R: Never do DNS resolution/Always resolve [default: sometimes]
  --dns-servers <serv1[,serv2],...>: Specify custom DNS servers
  --system-dns: Use OS's DNS resolver
  --traceroute: Trace hop path to each host
SCAN TECHNIQUES:
  -sS/sT/sA/sW/sM: TCP SYN/Connect()/ACK/Window/Maimon scans
  -sU: UDP Scan
  -sN/sF/sX: TCP Null, FIN, and Xmas scans
  --scanflags <flags>: Customize TCP scan flags
  -sI <zombie host[:probeport]>: Idle scan
  -sY/sZ: SCTP INIT/COOKIE-ECHO scans
  -sO: IP protocol scan
  -b <FTP relay host>: FTP bounce scan
PORT SPECIFICATION AND SCAN ORDER:
  -p <port ranges>: Only scan specified ports
    Ex: -p22; -p1-65535; -p U:53,111,137,T:21-25,80,139,8080,S:9
  --exclude-ports <port ranges>: Exclude the specified ports from scanning
  -F: Fast mode - Scan fewer ports than the default scan
  -r: Scan ports consecutively - don't randomize
  --top-ports <number>: Scan <number> most common ports
  --port-ratio <ratio>: Scan ports more common than <ratio>
SERVICE/VERSION DETECTION:
  -sV: Probe open ports to determine service/version info
  --version-intensity <level>: Set from 0 (light) to 9 (try all probes)
  --version-light: Limit to most likely probes (intensity 2)
  --version-all: Try every single probe (intensity 9)
  --version-trace: Show detailed version scan activity (for debugging)
SCRIPT SCAN:
  -sC: equivalent to --script=default
  --script=<Lua scripts>: <Lua scripts> is a comma separated list of
          directories, script-files or script-categories
  --script-args=<n1=v1,[n2=v2,...]>: provide arguments to scripts
  --script-args-file=filename: provide NSE script args in a file
  --script-trace: Show all data sent and received
  --script-updatedb: Update the script database.
  --script-help=<Lua scripts>: Show help about scripts.
          <Lua scripts> is a comma-separated list of script-files or
          script-categories.
OS DETECTION:
  -O: Enable OS detection
  --osscan-limit: Limit OS detection to promising targets
  --osscan-guess: Guess OS more aggressively
TIMING AND PERFORMANCE:
  Options which take <time> are in seconds, or append 'ms' (milliseconds),
  's' (seconds), 'm' (minutes), or 'h' (hours) to the value (e.g. 30m).
  -T<0-5>: Set timing template (higher is faster)
  --min-hostgroup/max-hostgroup <size>: Parallel host scan group sizes
  --min-parallelism/max-parallelism <numprobes>: Probe parallelization
  --min-rtt-timeout/max-rtt-timeout/initial-rtt-timeout <time>: Specifies
      probe round trip time.
  --max-retries <tries>: Caps number of port scan probe retransmissions.
  --host-timeout <time>: Give up on target after this long
  --scan-delay/--max-scan-delay <time>: Adjust delay between probes
  --min-rate <number>: Send packets no slower than <number> per second
  --max-rate <number>: Send packets no faster than <number> per second
FIREWALL/IDS EVASION AND SPOOFING:
  -f; --mtu <val>: fragment packets (optionally w/given MTU)
  -D <decoy1,decoy2[,ME],...>: Cloak a scan with decoys
  -S <IP_Address>: Spoof source address
  -e <iface>: Use specified interface
  -g/--source-port <portnum>: Use given port number
  --proxies <url1,[url2],...>: Relay connections through HTTP/SOCKS4 proxies
  --data <hex string>: Append a custom payload to sent packets
  --data-string <string>: Append a custom ASCII string to sent packets
  --data-length <num>: Append random data to sent packets
  --ip-options <options>: Send packets with specified ip options
  --ttl <val>: Set IP time-to-live field
  --spoof-mac <mac address/prefix/vendor name>: Spoof your MAC address
  --badsum: Send packets with a bogus TCP/UDP/SCTP checksum
OUTPUT:
  -oN/-oX/-oS/-oG <file>: Output scan in normal, XML, s|<rIpt kIddi3,
    and Grepable format, respectively, to the given filename.
  -oA <basename>: Output in the three major formats at once
  -v: Increase verbosity level (use -vv or more for greater effect)
  -d: Increase debugging level (use -dd or more for greater effect)
  --reason: Display the reason a port is in a particular state
  --open: Only show open (or possibly open) ports
  --packet-trace: Show all packets sent and received
  --iflist: Print host interfaces and routes (for debugging)
  --log-errors: Log errors/warnings to the normal-format output file
  --append-output: Append to rather than clobber specified output files
  --resume <filename>: Resume an aborted scan
  --stylesheet <path/URL>: XSL stylesheet to transform XML output to HTML
  --webxml: Reference stylesheet from Nmap.Org for more portable XML
  --no-stylesheet: Prevent associating of XSL stylesheet w/XML output
MISC:
  -6: Enable IPv6 scanning
  -A: Enable OS detection, version detection, script scanning, and traceroute
  --datadir <dirname>: Specify custom Nmap data file location
  --send-eth/--send-ip: Send using raw ethernet frames or IP packets
  --privileged: Assume that the user is fully privileged
  --unprivileged: Assume the user lacks raw socket privileges
  -V: Print version number
  -h: Print this help summary page.
EXAMPLES:
  nmap -v -A scanme.nmap.org
  nmap -v -sn 192.168.0.0/16 10.0.0.0/8
  nmap -v -iR 10000 -Pn -p 80
SEE THE MAN PAGE (http://nmap.org/book/man.html) FOR MORE OPTIONS AND EXAMPLES
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=Basic Network Scan=
=Basic Network Scans=
 
==DNS Only for Host Discovery==


The Host Discovery section (http://nmap.org/book/man-host-discovery.html) starts by covering basic host discovery, with least intrusive first. In this case, a list lookup doesn't even send packets to the specified addresses, it just does a dns lookup on them.
The Host Discovery section (http://nmap.org/book/man-host-discovery.html) starts by covering basic host discovery, with least intrusive first. In this case, a list lookup doesn't even send packets to the specified addresses, it just does a [[Linux/DNS|DNS]] lookup on them.


<pre>
<pre>
nmap -sL 10.0.0.0/24
nmap -sS 10.0.0.0/24
</pre>
</pre>


The target specification section (http://nmap.org/book/man-target-specification.html) covers what the ip address range above means, and I'll explain here too. The trailing <code>/24</code> means, all permutations of the last 24 bits (that is, 0-254, the normal range of IP addresses).
The target specification section (http://nmap.org/book/man-target-specification.html) covers what the ip address range above means, and I'll explain here too. The trailing <code>/24</code> means, all permutations of the last 24 bits (that is, 0-254, the normal range of IP addresses).
==Fast Scan==
To do a fast scan, which only scans the lowest 100 ports, use the <code>-F</code> flag:
<pre>
$ nmap -F 192.168.0.*
</pre>
This is a good way to quickly discover the most common services running on other network nodes.
==Aggressive Network Scan==
To do a more advanced/aggressive network scan, can do something like:
<pre>
$ nmap -sS -sV -A 10.0.0.27
</pre>
where <code>-A</code> is for aggressive, attempts to determine version numbers of running services as well as return information about the operating system.
=UPnP=
See [[Nmap/UPnP]]
=Flags=
{{KaliFlag}}
{{NmapFlag}}
[[Category:Nmap]]

Latest revision as of 20:38, 26 May 2025

For my 2025 Nmap Short Course, see Nmap/Short Course

How To Use

Nmap is a really really complicated tool, so consult the extensive manual to really use it properly.

The Man Page

$ man nmap

The Short Version

You run nmap like this:

Usage: nmap [Scan Type(s)] [Options] {target specification}

If you read through the manual, it is organized this way:

  • first, target specification is covered
  • then, increasingly intrusive levels of scan type are described in order
  • within each chapter on a scan type, the different options are described


Basic Network Scans

DNS Only for Host Discovery

The Host Discovery section (http://nmap.org/book/man-host-discovery.html) starts by covering basic host discovery, with least intrusive first. In this case, a list lookup doesn't even send packets to the specified addresses, it just does a DNS lookup on them.

nmap -sS 10.0.0.0/24

The target specification section (http://nmap.org/book/man-target-specification.html) covers what the ip address range above means, and I'll explain here too. The trailing /24 means, all permutations of the last 24 bits (that is, 0-254, the normal range of IP addresses).

Fast Scan

To do a fast scan, which only scans the lowest 100 ports, use the -F flag:

$ nmap -F 192.168.0.*

This is a good way to quickly discover the most common services running on other network nodes.

Aggressive Network Scan

To do a more advanced/aggressive network scan, can do something like:

$ nmap -sS -sV -A 10.0.0.27

where -A is for aggressive, attempts to determine version numbers of running services as well as return information about the operating system.

UPnP

See Nmap/UPnP


Flags





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