Exercise – Performing a Ping Sweep with Nmap

In this exercise, we are going to perform a ping sweep on a local subnet to check for any live host devices:

  1. In NetHunter, open the terminal or access Nmap through the NetHunter app by tapping on the three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner of the app:
Nmap within the NetHunter app
  1. Select the following option from the nmap menu:
Note the Ping Scan option, just tap on it to enable the scan type
  1. Enter an IP address (that is, 192.168.1.1) or a range of IP addresses (that is, 192.168.1.1-130 ...

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