Nmap broadcast-networker-discover NSE Script


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Script Overview

Script source code: https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/broadcast-networker-discover.nse
Script categories: broadcast, safe
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Script Description

The broadcast-networker-discover.nse script discovers EMC Networker backup software servers on a LAN by sending a network broadcast query.

Broadcast-networker-discover NSE Script Arguments

The broadcast-networker-discover.nse script does not have any arguments.

Broadcast-networker-discover NSE Script Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the broadcast-networker-discover.nse script:

nmap --script broadcast-networker-discover

Broadcast-networker-discover NSE Script Example Output

Here's a sample output from the broadcast-networker-discover.nse script:

Pre-scan script results:
| broadcast-networker-discover:
|_  10.20.30.40

Broadcast-networker-discover NSE Script Example XML Output

There is no sample XML output for this module. However, by providing the -oX <file> option, Nmap will produce a XML output and save it in the file.xml file.

Author

  • Patrik Karlsson

References

See Also

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The broadcast-networker-discover.nse script may fail with the following error messages. Check for the possible causes by using the code snippets highlighted below found in the script source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

Failed to get socket information

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to get socket information" error message:

42:	
43:	  while ( status ) do
44:	    local _, rhost
45:	    status, _, _, rhost, _ = comm:GetSocketInfo()
46:	    if (not(status)) then
47:	      return false, "Failed to get socket information"
48:	    end
49:	
50:	    if ( status ) then
51:	      table.insert(results, rhost)
52:	    end

Failed sending data, try supplying the correct interface using -e

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed sending data, try supplying the correct interface using -e" error message:

76:	    status, results = Callit( host, port, "nsrstat", "udp" )
77:	
78:	    -- warn about problematic sends on OS X requiring the interface to be
79:	    -- supplied as part of IPv6
80:	    if ( not(status) and results == "Portmap.Callit: Failed to send data" ) then
81:	      return stdnse.format_output(false, "Failed sending data, try supplying the correct interface using -e")
82:	    end
83:	
84:	    if ( status ) then
85:	      break
86:	    end

Version

This page has been created based on Nmap version 7.92.

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