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ApplicationNmap Project

Dem still dey call am network mapper, zenmap

Nmap ProjectSystem

Port scanner from di Nmap Project. Di process na nmap.exe. Zenmap na di old GUI. E no be Advanced IP Scanner.

Wetin you need know

Nmap na port scanner. Advanced IP Scanner na LAN device GUI.

Nmap Project im nmap.exe dey scan ports and run scripts. Get am from nmap.org. Zenmap na di old GUI. Advanced IP Scanner na Famatech im friendlier LAN tool. Wireshark na packet decoder.

Wetin e be?
Port scanner
Same thing as Advanced IP Scanner?
No. Dat one na Famatech LAN GUI
Zenmap?
Di old official GUI
Feex tok say
If you need real port scan for network wey dem allow you test, I go use nmap.exe from nmap.org. I go open Advanced IP Scanner for simple LAN device list. I no go treat dem as di same tool.

Wetin be Nmap?

nmap.exe dey scan hosts and ports. Zenmap.exe dey wrap some of dat inside GUI. Advanced IP Scanner na advanced_ip_scanner.exe from Famatech. Wireshark dey capture packets. Na different works dem dey do.

If you never use am before

If you need to see which ports open for host, Nmap na Gordon Lyon scanner. Download am from nmap.org. Di Windows command na nmap.exe. Zenmap na di old GUI. E no be Advanced IP Scanner, wey be Famatech friendlier LAN browser, and e no be Wireshark.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Port and service scans wey dem allow you run

nmap host. Advanced IP Scanner na LAN list wey you fit click, no be dis scanner wey you fit script.

NSE scripts wey di Nmap book document

Scripts na Nmap. Famatech tool no dey run NSE.

Optional Zenmap GUI

Zenmap na di old official GUI. Many people dey use di CLI or another front end now.

Na who e dey for?

  • Admins wey dey map their own network
  • Students wey dey follow di Nmap book
  • Anybody wey no suppose scan networks wey no be their own

Current status

Nmap (1997) na current port scanner from Nmap Project. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://nmap.org/download.html.

How old e be?

Nmap start for 1997. Advanced IP Scanner show later as LAN GUI. Zenmap na di official GUI and e don old now compared to di CLI. Current nmap.exe still dey come from nmap.org.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

nmap.exe Windows
Zenmap GUI

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to current nmap.org Windows builds
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
E dey increase with timing and script load
Network demand
Di scan na di network load

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
nmap.exe Scanner CLI
zenmap.exe Older official GUI, dem still dey ship am for some Windows builds

Startup components

nmap.exe na CLI. E no suppose start with Windows.

File locations

Common Nmap locations
Typical install C:\Program Files (x86)\Nmap\

File formats

XML and grepable output (-oX, -oG)normal text

Common wahala dem

Scanning without permission

Dat one fit dey illegal or e dey against policy. Advanced IP Scanner on your LAN na still scan. Stay on networks wey be your own or wey dem ask you make you test.

Npcap dey miss after install

Di Windows installer fit add Npcap. Wireshark dey use Npcap too. Dem still be different apps.

How to get unstuck

Download from nmap.org/download.html

Random "Nmap Pro" host no be di project. Advanced IP Scanner dey for advanced-ip-scanner.com if you want di Famatech GUI.

Add Npcap if raw scans fail

Di Nmap installer document dis one. Zenmap no go fit fix missing driver by imself.

Start with nmap -sV on one host wey be your own before you script subnet

Dat na di safe learning path. Wireshark na di next tool if you need packet decode.

Alternatives

Advanced IP Scanner for simple LAN GUI. Wireshark for packets. Angry IP Scanner na another GUI scanner.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download nmap.org/download.html Official installer or vendor page
Help nmap.org/book/ Vendor support
Official site nmap.org/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Di scan dey use di NIC and CPU. Huge subnet na policy and time problem, no be GPU need.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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