Ping Sweep Network Scanner

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Getting Started
• Usage
• Contributing
• Acknowledgement

Overview

This Python script allows you to perform a ping sweep on a range of IP addresses within a specified subnet to identify live hosts. It supports both Windows and Unix-like systems for the ping command.

Features

• Scan a range of IP addresses within a subnet.
• Detect live hosts within the specified range.
• Cross-platform compatibility (Windows and Unix-like systems).

Getting Started

Clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/jayadityadev/PingsweepNetworkScanner.git

Usage

1. Run the program

   • For Windows (Powershell/CMD):

     python main.py
     

   • For Linux (bash/zsh/unix):

     sudo python3 main.py

   Root privilege is required for linux users, as modern kernels of linux don't allow pinging without root privilege.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to provide the following information:

   • Subnet IP (e.g., 192.168.0)
   • Starting IP range
   • Ending IP range

Example

Enter the SUBNET IP: 192.168.1
Enter Starting Range: 1
Enter Ending Range: 10

The script will scan the hosts ranging from IP Address: 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.10.

Scanning completed in 0:00:13.741418

Live Hosts:
192.168.1.1 --> Live
192.168.1.2 --> Live
192.168.1.5 --> Live
192.168.1.7 --> Live
192.168.1.9 --> Live

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you would like to improve this program, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix:

   git checkout -b new-feature.

3. Make your changes and commit them (ensure they are well documented):

   git commit -m 'Add new feature'.

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin new-feature

5. Create a pull request from your fork's branch to the main repository's main branch.

Acknowledgement

Thank you for using Ping Sweep Network Scanner! If you have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to open an issue on this repository.

The efficiency of the program solely depends on factors such as network traffic and connectivity of devices to the router/dhcp server. Also, in some cases, the program skips some live hosts, even though they're up due to delay in responding to the ping command within the time slot.