How to See All Devices on Your Network With nmap on Linux

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Think you know what’s connected to your home network? You might be surprised. Learn how to check using nmap on Linux, which will let you explore all the devices connected to your network.

You might think your home network is pretty simple, and there’s nothing to be learned from having a deeper look at it. You might be right, but the chances are you’ll learn something you didn’t know. With the proliferation of Internet of Things devices, mobile devices such as phones and tablets, and the smart home revolution—in addition to “normal” network devices such as broadband routers, laptops, and desktop computers—it might be an eye-opener.

If You Need To, Install nmap

We’re going to use the nmapcommand. Depending on what other software packages you have installed on your computer, nmap might be installed for you already.

If not, this is how to install it in Ubuntu.

sudo apt-get install nmap

sudo apt-get install nmap in a terminal window

This is how to install it on Fedora.

sudo dnf install nmap

sudo dnf install nmap in a terminal window

This is how to install it on Manjaro.

sudo pacman -Syu nmap

sudo pacman -Syu nmap in a terminal window

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