Netdiscover-node NPM

netdiscover-node

A simple nodejs wrapper around the netdiscover tool

Installation

First ensure netdiscover is installed on your system.

Then install via npm

npm install netdiscover-node

Usage

One Time Scan

const netdiscover = require('netdiscover-node')

netdiscover.scan(options).then((hosts) => {
  console.log(hosts)
  // [{ ip: '', mac: '', count: '', len: '', vendor: ''}, ...]
})

Persistent Scan

const netdiscover = require('netdiscover-node')

netdiscover.on('newHost', (host) => {
  console.log(host)
  // { ip: '', mac: '', count: '', len: '', vendor: ''}
})
netdiscover.start(options)

Options

Option	CLI command	Data Type	About
interface	`-i`	string	Which device to scan
range	`-r`	string	A range of ip addresses to scan
passive	`-p`	boolean	Whether or not to scan in passive mode
fastmode	`-f`	boolean	Whether or not to scan in fast mode