How it works...
The Topology tab is an adaptation of RadialNet (http://www.dca.ufrn.br/~joaomedeiros/radialnet/) by João Paulo S. Medeiros. It gives users a graph of the network topology that can be used by IT departments for several purposes, from inventory to network path tracing.
In the Zenmap topology graph, hosts are represented by nodes, and the edges represent the connections between them. Obviously, this feature works best with the directive --traceroute, as this option allows Nmap to gather information about the network paths. Nodes are also colored and in different sizes, representing the state of the host and its ports. There are also special icons that are used to represent different types of devices, such as routers, firewalls, ...
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