. Whether you are a system administrator mapping out your local network or a security professional looking for vulnerabilities, Nmap provides a versatile suite of scanning techniques. 1. Basic Scanning
Like a lighthouse beam, Nmap illuminated dozens of active devices—laptops, printers, and a suspicious "smart toaster"—without doing a full, noisy port scan. nmap scan network
nmap --script discover 192.168.1.0/24
Tests weak SSH credentials.