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* Closed - Accessible but nobody is listening  
* Closed - Accessible but nobody is listening  


* Filtered - Cannot determine if port is open
* Filtered - Cannot determine if port is open ''Firewall rules could be filtering the port.''
:* Firewall rules could be filtering the port.


* Unfiltered - Accessible but cannot determine if open or closed.
* Unfiltered - Accessible but cannot determine if open or closed.

Revision as of 19:17, 24 July 2025

Cybersecurity > Pentesting > Nmap


Simple NMAP scan of the network

sudo su
nmap -sn network/mask -oN hosts.txt
  • sn prevents a port scan of hosts


Just return the IP addresses

nmap -n -sn network/mask -oG | awk '/Up$/{print $2}' | sort -V > hosts.txt


Find the open ports

nmap ip

Find the open ports for a small IP range

nmap start ip-end octlet

example

nmap 192.168.0.1-20


Port states in NMAP

  • Open - Accepting TCP connections
  • Closed - Accessible but nobody is listening
  • Filtered - Cannot determine if port is open Firewall rules could be filtering the port.
  • Unfiltered - Accessible but cannot determine if open or closed.
  • Open|Filtered - Cannot determine if open OR filtered.


  • Closed|Filtered - Cannot determine if closed or filtered.

Nmap guide