There will be several tools that allow us to know the reachable devices on our local network.
nmap
nmap it's a program open source which is used to carry out port sniffing originally written by Gordon Lyon (better known by his alias Fyodor Vaskovich). It is used to evaluate the security of computer systems, as well as to discover services or servers on a computer network.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ nmap -sP 192.168.1.1/24
Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-08-30 14:03 CEST
Host 192.168.1.1 is up (0.00058s latency).
Host 192.168.1.102 is up (0.00025s latency).
Nmap done: 256 IP addresses (2 hosts up) scanned in 2.54 secondsWeb oficial: http://nmap.org/
fping
Instalación para debina o derivados.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ apt-get install fpingFping es una herramienta que te permite enumerar una red en poco tiempo, y especificar en un rango de red determinadocuales son las ip que están activasdentro de ese rango.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ fping -g 192.168.1.1/24 2> /dev/null | grep alive
192.168.1.1 is alive
192.168.1.102 is aliveip neig
IP protocol configuration tool. With it we can see and modify routes.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ ip neig
192.168.1.68 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.56 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.6 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.26 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.101 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.170 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.213 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.7 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.214 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.30 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.210 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.161 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.41 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.253 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.218 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.187 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.254 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.154 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.118 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.88 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.28 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.33 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.100 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.198 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.226 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.137 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.232 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.189 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.233 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.175 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.19 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.195 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.169 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.249 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.111 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.223 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.59 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.199 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.221 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.52 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.82 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.124 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.2 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.129 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.239 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.193 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.174 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.67 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.222 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.34 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.29 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.248 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.43 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.130 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.132 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.225 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.122 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.40 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.188 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.15 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.45 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.201 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.46 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.237 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.66 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.120 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.230 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.252 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.159 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.54 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.73 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.229 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.139 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.216 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.202 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.87 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.136 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.177 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.134 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.96 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.125 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.191 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.238 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.93 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.212 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.121 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.182 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.138 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.192 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.227 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.99 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.194 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.231 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.144 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.157 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.4 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.115 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.39 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.135 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.91 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.74 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.242 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.114 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.70 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.21 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.65 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.246 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.49 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.211 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.60 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.112 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.149 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.18 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.83 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.64 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.156 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.240 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.176 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.119 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.168 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.58 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.127 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.81 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.146 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.86 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.141 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.228 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.94 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.11 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.108 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.61 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.103 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.25 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.250 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.166 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.147 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.97 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.245 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.234 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.77 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.126 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.55 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.235 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.186 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.164 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.57 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.109 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.251 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.204 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.179 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.38 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.62 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.197 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.90 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.71 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.51 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.113 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.209 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.85 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.183 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.32 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.53 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.69 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.133 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.247 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.217 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.50 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.220 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.205 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.163 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.243 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.206 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.78 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.13 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.153 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.37 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.219 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.27 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.48 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.36 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.35 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.116 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.224 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.162 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.151 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.23 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.107 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.17 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.3 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.8 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.208 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.76 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.145 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.14 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.215 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.75 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.178 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.84 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.241 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.95 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.140 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.117 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.148 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.92 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.207 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.1 dev eth0 lladdr 00:16:b6:11:41:66 REACHABLE
192.168.1.123 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.143 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.89 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.165 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.47 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.12 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.236 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.167 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.244 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.196 dev eth0 FAILED
192.168.1.180 dev eth0 FAILEDnbtscan
Installation under Debian or derivatives.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ apt-get install nbtscanSniffer that allows you to obtain the Netbios names connected to our network.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ nbtscan -r 192.168.1.1/24
Doing NBT name scan for addresses from 192.168.1.1/24
IP address NetBIOS Name Server User MAC address
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192.168.1.0 Sendto failed: Permission denied
192.168.1.102 <unknown> <unknown>
192.168.1.255 Sendto failed: Permission deniedWeb oficial: http://www.unixwiz.net/tools/nbtscan.html
In my case, as we can see, I don't have any Windows running around here.
AutoScan Network
Installing AutoScan
We download on its official website:
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Windows 2000/XP/Vista (i386 Binary) |
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Linux (i386 Binary) |
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Mac OS (i386 Binary) |
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Maemo 4 (Nokia N810) |
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OpenSolaris |
We unzip the file.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ tar xvf AutoScan-Network-Linux-1.50.bin.tar.gz
AutoScan-Network-Linux-1.50.shWe run the extracted binary.
rokitoh@red-orbita:~$ ./AutoScan-Network-Linux-1.50.sh
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing AutoScan Network Package....
Checking for sudo... -e found [/usr/bin/sudo]
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AUTOSCAN
Please enter your root password
[sudo] password for rokitoh:An installation wizard opens, Go ahead.
We read and accept the license.
We tell it where we want to install it.
It shows us a message telling us that the configuration is already ready for installation.
Start installing…
We finish the wizard.
AutoScan-Network It is a network scanner that allows us to explore and control the devices and equipment connected to it
When we open AutoScan it shows us a wizard to configure the network we want to scan.
The name of the network.
Localhost
The interface through which we are going to do the scan.
Configuration summary.
and starts scanning all the computers on the network.
Web oficial: http://autoscan-network.com/
So far, I hope it has been useful to you and if you know any other software or way to scan the computers that are on our network, post it below.
Greetings, rokitoh!

















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