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netdiscover

Active/passive network address scanner using ARP requests

system-network-configuration-discoverydiscoveryRed Team

Matches ATT&CK tactic: Discovery ↗

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Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

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.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.

Commonly preinstalled on

Kali Linux

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing