Ping sweep

In computing, a ping sweep is a method that can establish a range of IP addresses which map to live hosts.

The classic tool used for ping sweeps is fping,[1][2][3] which traditionally was accompanied by gping to generate the list of hosts for large subnets,[4] although more recent version of fping include that functionality.[1] Well-known tools with ping sweep capability include nmap for Unix systems, and the Pinger software from Rhino9 for Windows NT.[4][5] There are many other tools with this capability, including:[5][2] Hping, Simple Nomad's ICMPEnum, SolarWind's Ping Sweep, and Foundstone's SuperScan.

Pings can be detected by protocol loggers like ippl.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mike Shema, Chris Davis, Anti-hacker tool kit, Edition 3, McGraw Hill Professional, 2006, ISBN 0072262877, pp. 403–406
  2. ^ a b Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Edition 6, McGraw Hill Professional, 2009, ISBN 0071613749, pp. 44–51
  3. ^ a b Teo, Lawrence (December, 2000). Network Probes Explained: Understanding Port Scans and Ping Sweeps, Linux Journal
  4. ^ a b Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray, An arsenal of attack tools is an essential part of any strong security defense, Infoworld, Jul 24, 2000, Vol. 22, No. 30, ISSN 0199-6649, p. 59
  5. ^ a b Susan Elizabeth Young, Dave Aitel, The hacker's handbook: the strategy behind breaking into and defending Networks, CRC Press, 2004, ISBN 0849308887, p. 75