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Port Scanning

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

How to specify a target
How to perform host discovery
How to identify open ports
How to manage specification and scan order
How to perform script and version scan
How to detect operating system
How to detect and bypass network protection systems
How to use Zenmap

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