How would you perform a ping sweep on the 172.16.x.x network (Netmask: 255.255.0.0) using Nmap? (CIDR notation)
{% embed url="https://nmap.org/book/host-discovery-controls.html#host-discovery-sn" %} https://nmap.org/book/host-discovery-controls.html#host-discovery-sn {% endembed %}
{% embed url="https://www.aelius.com/njh/subnet_sheet.html" %} https://www.aelius.com/njh/subnet_sheet.html {% endembed %}
| CIDR | Addresses | Hosts | Netmask | Amount of a Class C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /16 | 65536 | 65534 | 255.255.0.0 | 256 |
{% hint style="warning" %} HINT: The CIDR notation for a Class B network with a default netmask is /16 {% endhint %}
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🚩nmap -sn 172.16.0.0/16