mypapit gnu/linux blog

Lanmap - handy tool to map your Local Area Network (LAN) automatically

Posted by mypapit on 4 Sep 2007 in GNU/Linux, Ubuntu/Debian

I discovered lanmap during my stay in a hotel during the Merdeka holidays. This little handy tool can generate local area network map in PNG,SVG and GIF format by listening to network traffic from network interfaces.

lanmap does this by putting network interface in promiscuous mode and representing the data its sees into a 2-d human-readable network graph. It has the advantage of identifying the network traffic being passed around the network along with the name and the operating system of the host which are represented on the graphical representation as well.

My House Local Area Network

Local Area Network from a Hotel that I stayed in

lanmap works under Linux, BSD, Windows and OS X operating systems. It requires libpcap library for capturing packets and graphviz visualization library to generate 2-d network graphs.

You can download lanmap from its official website. Lanmap is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.0.

Tags: lanmap, network, nmap, ubuntu, ethernet, internet, ubuntu, linux, feisty

Bookmark this article These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Keep updated with this website! : Subscribe to your email

Add new tag ajax battery blog blogger blogging blogs browser canonical code computer Computers debian desktop firefox free software gnome google gutsy gutsy gibbon hardware hardy hardy heron intel internet kernel laptop laptops linux malaysia microsoft Mobile mozilla mozilla firefox notebook openoffice opensource open source personal photos programming repository security tips ubuntu vista wifi windows windows vista wubi

WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better.

Recommended Reading

• Sugar Rationing in Kedah
• Generate Ubuntu apt-get Source.lst automatically
• How to back up hard drive image over network in GNU Linux
• How to convert OpenXML docx files to OpenDocument odf in Windows and vice versa

1. University Update - Linux - Lanmap - handy tool to map your Local Area Network (LAN) automatically Said:
   September 4th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

   [...] YouTube Lanmap - handy tool to map your Local Area Network (LAN) automatically » This Summary is from an article posted at mypapit gnu/linux blog on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 This article’s contents are copywritten by the author of mypapit gnu/linux blog. Please click "View Original Article…" below to view the article. Summary Provided by Technorati.comView Original Article at mypapit gnu/linux blog » 10 Most Recent News Articles About Linux [...]

2. Upgrade K750i =>W810i Firmware « hardyweb:perjalanan hidupku™ Said:
   September 4th, 2007 at 5:04 pm

   [...] Lanmap - handy tool to map your Local Area Network (LAN) automatically [...]

3. SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator Said:
   September 4th, 2007 at 5:41 pm

   [...] [...]

4. Jauhari Said:
   September 9th, 2007 at 10:36 am

   Does LanMap have auto installation from synaptic? I use Ubuntu(7.04) too.

   If LanMap have synaptic version, I think if have it will be great.

   Thanks for sharing.

5. mypapit Said:
   September 9th, 2007 at 11:30 am

   lanmap is available from synaptic, through universe repository

6. qjhsrn blmt Said:
   August 30th, 2008 at 5:58 am

   onjvgb nfvu ocansxpiv ctbzpik gnyvmobza gqwza sghmp