“Network Mapping And Network Scanning” is a book written by Renee B. Williams. This is very informative book and it contains a lot of information about network mapping and its various features and fundamentals. Nmap which is also known as “Network Mapper” is a free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing. Nmap is very useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime.
In this book you will get to know about:
What Is Nmap?
NMAP FUNDAMENTALS
COMPILING NMAP
LISTING OPEN PORTS
FINGERPRINTING SERVICES
FINDING LIVE HOSTS IN YOUR NETWORK
SCANNING USING SPECIFIC PORT RANGES
SCANNING USING A SPECIFIED NETWORK
RUNNING NSE SCRIPTS
COMPARING SCAN RESULTS WITH NDIFF
MANAGING MULTIPLE SCANNING PROFILES WITH ZENMAP
DETECTING NAT WITH NPING
MONITORING SERVERS REMOTELY WITH NMAP AND NDIFF
NMAP’S USER INTERFACE
NMAP COMMANDS USED FOR SYS/NETWORK ADMINS ALONG WITH EXAMPLES
NMAP SCANNING TECHNIQUES
NMAP CHEAT SHEET CODES
NMAP’S PING OPTIONS
IS NMAP GOOD OR EVIL?
NMAP TUNING AND TIMING OPTIONS