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Nmap: Scan Target IPs

Usage: 

nmap [Scan Type(s)] [Options] {target specification}
# need to run as root

Standard Go-To Examples: 

#TCP Ports:
nmap -sS -T4 -p- -A [IP Address]

#UDP Ports: 
nmap -sU -T4 -A [IP Address]

The following is a list and description of the 30 most common basic commands in nmap (for beginners).

Target Selection

# Title Syntax
01 Scan a single IP nmap 192.168.20.128
02 Scan a host nmap www.example.com
03 Scan a range of IPs nmap 192.168.20.120-128
04 Scan a subnet nmap 192.168.20.2/24
05 Scan targets from text file nmap -iL ips.txt

Port Selection

# Title Syntax
06 Scan a single port nmap -p 22 192.168.20.128
07 Scan a range of ports nmap -p 1-100 192.168.20.128
08 Scan 100 common ports nmap -F 192.168.20.128
09 Scan all ports nmap -p- 192.168.20.128
10 Specify UDP or TCP scan nmap -p U:137,T:139 192.168.20.128

Scan Types

# Title Syntax
11 Scan using TCP connect nmap -sT 192.168.20.128
12 Scan using TCP SYN scan nmap -sS 192.168.20.128
13 Scan UDP ports nmap -sU -p 123,161,162 192.168.20.128
14 Scan, Ignore Discovery (Ping not) nmap -Pn -F 192.168.20.128

Service and OS Detection

# Title Syntax
15 Detect OS and Services nmap -A 192.168.20.128
16 Standard service detection nmap -sV 192.168.20.128
17 Aggressive service detection nmap -sV –version-intensity 5 192.168.20.128

Output Formats

# Title Syntax
18 Save as normal file nmap -oN result.txt 192.168.20.128
19 Save as XML nmap -oX resultxml.xml 192.168.20.128
20 Save as Grepable nmap -oG formattable.txt 192.168.20.128
21 Save in all formats nmap -oA allformats 192.168.20.128

Scripting Engine

# Title Syntax
22 Scan using default safe scripts nmap -sV -sC 192.168.20.128
23 Get help for a script nmap –script-help=ssl-heartbleed
24 Scan using a specific script nmap -sV -p 443 -script=ssl-heartbleed 192.168.20.133
25 Update script database nmap –script-updatedb

Some Useful NSE Scripts

# Title Syntax
26 Scan for UDP DDOS reflectors nmap -sU -A -PN -n -pU:19,53,123,161 -script=ntp-monlist,dns-recursion,snmp-sysdescr 192.168.20.2/24
27 Gather page titles from HTTP Servers nmap –script=http-title 192.168.20.128
28 Get HTTP headers of web services nmap –script=http-headers 192.168.20.128
29 Find web apps from known paths nmap –script=http-enum 192.168.20.128
30 Find exposed Netbios servers
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