Useful Nmap Command Lines; Os Detection; Examples; Reference - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 - VCENTER DISCOVERED MACHINES IMPORT TOOL GUIDE User Manual

Useful Nmap Command Lines

The syntax for using Nmap is as follows:
nmap [ <Scan Type> ...] [ <Options> ] { <target specification> }
OS Detection
-O: Enables OS detection. Output scan is in normal, XML, s|<rIpt kIddi3, and Grepable formats,
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respectively, to the given filename.
OUTPUT:
-oN/-oX/-oS/-oG <file>
-R: Specifies DNS resolution for all targets. This option instructs Nmap to always perform reverse DNS
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resolution on the target IP addresses. Reverse DNS is typically performed only against responsive
(online) hosts.

Examples

nmap.exe –O -R -oX c:\nmapoutput.xml 10.30.200.45
nmap -O –R -oX c:\myOutput2.xml 10.*0.0.*

Reference

For further information about the Nmap commands, see the Nmap Reference Guide at:
http://nmap.org/book/man-briefoptions.html
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