Script targets-ipv6-multicast-echo

Script types: prerule
Categories: discovery, broadcast
Download: https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-echo.nse

Script Summary

Sends an ICMPv6 echo request packet to the all-nodes link-local multicast address (ff02::1) to discover responsive hosts on a LAN without needing to individually ping each IPv6 address.

Script Arguments

newtargets

If true, add discovered targets to the scan queue.

targets-ipv6-multicast-echo.interface

The interface to use for host discovery.

max-newtargets

See the documentation for the target library.

Example Usage

./nmap -6 --script=targets-ipv6-multicast-echo.nse --script-args 'newtargets,interface=eth0' -sL

Script Output 

Pre-scan script results:
| targets-ipv6-multicast-echo:
|   IP: 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001  MAC: 11:22:33:44:55:66  IFACE: eth0
|_  Use --script-args=newtargets to add the results as targets

Requires

Authors:

  • David Fifield
  • Xu Weilin

License: Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html