Tag: nmap
Nmap now on the N900!
by Jim on Feb.15, 2010, under Maemo, Operating Systems, Security
It looks like the N900 may become a network security/hackers dream phone! First aircrack, now Nmap; hopefully, we can get kismet, metasploit, air-pwn, and friends up and running on the device in the near future.
Installing Nmap is a breeze, the program is located in the extras-testing repository. I believe it is under ‘network’ in the application manager, but it’s faster to simply search for the program. To run this program, you will have to use the X terminal and simply type nmap – the application will then report a LOT of options! It’s best not to try and crash out of a scan on the N900 using CTRL+C as the x terminal will no longer accept any keyboard commands until you close it. I guess that is one reason why Nmap is still in extras-testing!
Here is the result of a basic scan, you don’t need to be root for this one; but you do for a number of options. For a basic scan you simply need to type nmap <target ip> . In the example, I had to use option -PN to find the machine; this treats all hosts as online and doesn’t bother checking if it is alive.
Nmap is typically used to find available ports/machines and the operating system (option -O) before running other tools to attempt to exploit the open ports. It’s also a nice way to check your router is doing what it should be!
For a comphrensive list of the options and more information on how to use Nmap, please see the official manual pages.
