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 versions of fping include that functionality.[1] Well-known tools with ping sweep capability include nmap for Unix and Windows systems, and the Pinger software from Rhino9 for Windows NT.[4][5] There are many other tools with this capability, including:[2][5] Hping, IEA's aping, Simple Nomad's ICMPEnum, SolarWind's Ping Sweep, and Foundstone's SuperScan. There is also a ping sweep tool for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS called Fing made by Overlook Soft.

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 0-07-226287-7, 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 0-07-161374-9, 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 0-8493-0888-7, p. 75
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