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Network Analysis: Network and Host Discovery

In this lab, you’ll practice scanning networks to see what hosts are online and what ports are running on those hosts.. When you’re finished, you’ll have the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze networks and determine what ports and vulnerabilities exist for each host.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 04, 2025
Duration
45m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Scan Networks for Hosts with Open Ports using NMAP

    During this challenge, you will be instructed on how to run two simple NMAP scans to determine which hosts are online in the network. By running these commands, you will also see which ports are open on each of the hosts.

  3. Challenge

    Interrogate Hosts with Open Ports

    During this challenge, you will run additional NMAP scans to see even more detailed information about hosts' vulnerabilities, or lack thereof.

  4. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

About the author

Craig is a former Marine that has over a decade of IT experience, mainly focusing on Palo Alto Firewalls and Cisco Routers and Switches, and has certifications from both vendors. When not working, Craig enjoys spending time with his family.

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