zenmap

About this tag
Zenmap is the graphical frontend for Nmap, a network scanning tool used for security auditing and port discovery. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover issues with Zenmap on Windows 11, such as failing to detect active hosts during scans of Metasploitable2 targets. Users compare behavior between Windows and Linux, noting that scans from Linux succeed while the same command on Windows shows hosts as down. Troubleshooting focuses on Nmap command syntax, profile settings like Intense scan, and potential SSL errors. The tag is relevant for network administrators, security researchers, and IT professionals using Zenmap for vulnerability assessment and network mapping on Windows systems.

  1. Zenmap is unable to detect active host

    I use Zenmap on Windows 11 to detect open ports on Metasploitable2. The problem is that zenmap is not able to detect active hosts ( it does detect that there is a host, but it seems to be down to Zenmap). But, when run the Zenmap scan on the same target from Linux 6.0.0-kali3-amd64 then I am...