Using Nmap to Troubleshoot Your Network
System administrators use Nmap to check if systems are online and help discover any problems in their network, says Gabrielle Stenzel. The tool also lets you “detect operating system versions, determine whether services are online, test embedded network stacks, and even identify aggressive network traffic.”
This article explains how to use Nmap to check your Linux systems and troubleshoot your network.
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