Network enumeration

<p>Network enumeration is a computing activity in which <a href="/facts/Username/zQRzG0KG">usernames</a> and info on groups, shares, and services of <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">networked computers</a> are retrieved. It should not be confused with <a href="/facts/Network_mapping/uAk4chJ9">network mapping</a>, which only retrieves information about which <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">servers</a> are connected to a specific network and what <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> runs on them.
Network enumeration is the discovery of <a href="/facts/Host_(network)/HPNcFXHk">hosts</a> or devices on a <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">network</a>. Network enumeration tends to use overt discovery protocols such as <a href="/facts/Internet_Control_Message_Protocol/VnrV56J0">ICMP</a> and <a href="/facts/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol/UNYPVA1C">SNMP</a> to gather information. It may also scan various ports on remote hosts for looking for well known services in an attempt to further identify the function of a remote host. The next stage of enumeration is to <a href="/facts/TCP%2fIP_stack_fingerprinting/2hFXJudG">fingerprint</a> the <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> of the remote host.
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Network enumeration