"Nmap Cheat Sheet: Top Commands Every Ethical Hacker MUST Know"

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Want to master network scanning? Learn Nmap — the must-have tool for ethical hackers and sysadmins. In this video I cover quick host discovery, port scanning, service/version detection, OS fingerprinting, NSE scripts, and how to save scan results for reporting. Follow along with these exact commands so you can practice in your lab.

📌 Commands demoed:
- nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24 (Host discovery)
- nmap -sS -p- target_ip (Full TCP SYN scan)
- nmap -sV target_ip (Service & version detection)
- sudo nmap -O target_ip (OS detection)
- nmap --script=vuln target_ip (Run vulnerability scripts)
- nmap -oA myscan target_ip (Save output)

🛡️ IMPORTANT: Only scan devices/networks you own or have explicit permission to test. Unauthorized scanning is illegal.

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