Port scanning tools

AdamF

So I have used Nmap in the past to scan a number of hosts for open ports. What are some good options to scan multiple hosts for open ports? Is Nmap still a good one, or are there better tools out there? The hosts are public facing.

brandon220

If I am using a Windows machine I normally use Angry IP scanner. It has always worked well for me.

AdamF

@brandon220 said in Port scanning tools:

If I am using a Windows machine I normally use Angry IP scanner. It has always worked well for me.

Sorry, should have specified in the OP. All of the hosts are external facing. So not sure if Angry IP would work.

DustinB3403

nmap is something of a standard for this and would be my recommendation.

travisdh1

Local and quick without much detail , use Angry IP scanner.

Slower, more thorough, and many many more options, use nmap.

hobbit666

Zenmap is my normal tool

travisdh1

@hobbit666 said in Port scanning tools:

Zenmap is my normal tool

That's really just nmap. Nothing wrong with using it, it is the official GUI frontend for nmap.

AdamF

nmap worked like a charm. I like to export it to an XML file which works... OK.

scottalanmiller

@DustinB3403 said in Port scanning tools:

nmap is something of a standard for this and would be my recommendation.

that's what I use

scottalanmiller

@travisdh1 said in Port scanning tools:

@hobbit666 said in Port scanning tools:

Zenmap is my normal tool

That's really just nmap. Nothing wrong with using it, it is the official GUI frontend for nmap.

I had no idea that it had a GUI!

travisdh1

@scottalanmiller said in Port scanning tools:

@travisdh1 said in Port scanning tools:

@hobbit666 said in Port scanning tools:

Zenmap is my normal tool

That's really just nmap. Nothing wrong with using it, it is the official GUI frontend for nmap.

I had no idea that it had a GUI!

You've just never had to use nmap on Windows then, lucky!

hobbit666

@travisdh1 said in Port scanning tools:

That's really just nmap. Nothing wrong with using it, it is the official GUI frontend for nmap.

Yeah but saves me learning nmap commands

travisdh1

@hobbit666 said in Port scanning tools:

@travisdh1 said in Port scanning tools:

That's really just nmap. Nothing wrong with using it, it is the official GUI frontend for nmap.

Yeah but saves me learning nmap commands

That too. I use nmap a lot from the command line, but I'm normally running a standard scan (no options, just nmap xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or looking for a specific port nmap -p 443 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx covers 90% of what I use it for.