Lab 4

Lab 4

This lab was about using the different command line scanning tools in Kali Linux and the Zenmap GIU for Nmap. These tools are useful for finding out lots of information on devices on the network. The information ranges from understanding what devices are connected to the network, what ports are open, closed, or filtered, and other detailed information about the connected devices

Exercise 1

Kali commands, no issues here.

Exercise 2

More Kali commands.

Exercise 3

Even more Kali commands

Exercise 4

Using Zenmap, a GUI for Nmap. Features like the topology viewer are great for visualising network, and the 'Host Details' tab gives lots of details about hosts on the network.

Conclusions

This was a pretty quick lab to complete. I didn't have any issues completing the tasks, and the information reported by the tools seemed pretty logical and understandable. Although I haven't personally used most of these tools much, I can see how they would be useful for both network security and network hacking because of the details they give about the network. The tools used in this lab are great for passively identifying what is on a network.