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net.recon

This module is responsible for periodically reading the system ARP table in order to detect new hosts on the network.

Start network hosts discovery.

Stop network hosts discovery.

Clear all endpoints collected by the hosts discovery module.

Show cache hosts list (default sorting by ip).

Show information about a specific list of addresses (by IP or MAC).

Show metadata (mDNS, UPnP, open ports, etc) about a specific list of addresses (by IP or MAC).

ParameterDefaultDescription
net.show.filterDefines a regular expression filter for net.show.
net.show.limit0If greater than zero, defines limit for net.show.
net.show.metafalseIf true, the net.show command will show all metadata collected about each endpoint.
net.show.sortip ascDefines sorting field (ip, mac, seen, sent, rcvd) and direction (asc or desc) for net.show.

Sort by IP and filter for MAC addresses starting with B8:

Terminal window
set net.show.sort ip asc
set net.show.filter ^B8
net.show

Filter by endpoints with the string Apple in their hostname or vendor fields:

Terminal window
set net.show.filter Apple
net.show

Show top 10 endpoints sorted by last activity timestamp:

Terminal window
set net.show.sort seen desc
set net.show.limit 10
net.show