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schmitty
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2 months ago

Introduction to Metasploit: Ep.3 – Discovery

#5 Select the arp_sweep module and run it against the victim IP address with THREADS set to 1. Is the host active or inactive?

I can only see my AttackerIP. The host is up but how to see?

RHOSTS     10.102.20.1/24   yes       

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/discovery/arp_sweep) > run
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not permitted

[+] 10.102.136.8 appears to be up (UNKNOWN).
[*] Scanned 256 of 256 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed

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  • MadelineDadamio's avatar
    MadelineDadamio
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    20 days ago

    Hi schmitty​ Thanks for reaching out. A couple of quick nudges to help you get moving:

    • Make sure you’re running Metasploit as root or the arp sweep won’t report properly.
    • Double-check that you’ve started the database services before launching msfconsole.
    • In the module, confirm that RHOSTS is set to the victim range, not your attacker IP.

    That should point you in the right direction. 🙂