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Version detection – Interrogating network services on remote devices to determine application name and version number. [11] Ping Scan – Check host by sending ping requests. TCP/IP stack fingerprinting – Determining the operating system and hardware characteristics of network devices based on observations of network activity of said devices.
Netdisco is a network management tool suitable for small to very large networks. IP address and MAC address data is collected into a PostgreSQL database using SNMP, CLI, or device APIs. It allows network administrators to locate the exact switch port of any node connected to the network.
The ZMap software takes every number from 1 to 2 32-1 and creates an iterative formula that ensures that each of the possible 32-bit numbers is visited once in a pseudorandom order. [3] Building the initial list of numbers for every IP address takes upfront time, but it is a fraction of what is required to aggregate a list of every sent and ...
The software features algorithms designed to predict future network statistics. Auto discovery The software automatically discovers hosts or network devices it is connected to. Agentless The product does not rely on a software agent that must run on hosts it is monitoring, so that data can be pushed back to a central server.
Snort is a free open source network intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) [4] created in 1998 by Martin Roesch, founder and former CTO of Sourcefire. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Snort is now developed by Cisco , which purchased Sourcefire in 2013.
PRTG (Paessler Router Traffic Grapher) is a network monitoring software developed by Paessler GmbH. It monitors system conditions like bandwidth usage or uptime and collect statistics from miscellaneous hosts such as switches, routers, servers, and other devices and applications.
Network Security Toolkit (NST) is a Linux-based Live DVD/USB Flash Drive that provides a set of free and open-source computer security and networking tools to perform routine security and networking diagnostic and monitoring tasks.
OpenNMS is a free and open-source enterprise grade network monitoring and network management platform. It is developed and supported by a community of users and developers and by the OpenNMS Group, offering commercial services, training and support.