How To Install Netdiscover?

How To Install Netdiscover?

netdiscover

active/passive network address scanner using ARP requests

Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho



Section: net

Install netdiscover

  • Debian apt-get install netdiscover Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install netdiscover Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install netdiscover Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install netdiscover Click to copy

netdiscover

active/passive network address scanner using ARP requests

Netdiscover is an active/passive address reconnaissance tool, mainly developed for those wireless networks without dhcp server, when you are wardriving. It can be also used on hub/switched networks. Built on top of libnet and libpcap, it can passively detect online hosts, or search for them, by actively sending ARP requests. Netdiscover can also be used to inspect your network ARP traffic, or find network addresses using auto scan mode, which will scan for common local networks. Netdiscover uses the OUI table to show the vendor of the each MAC address discovered and is very useful for security checks or in pentests.

netdiscover-dbg

active/passive network address scanner using arp requests (debug)

Netdiscover is an active/passive address reconnaissance tool, mainly developed for those wireless networks without dhcp server, when you are wardriving. It can be also used on hub/switched networks. This package contains the debugging symbols.

Installation of latest netdiscover command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Kali and Raspbian. You can copy the command for your OS from above and paste it into your terminal. Once you run the command it will download the 2026 latest package from the repository and install it in your computer/server.