The Art of Doing: Master Networks and Network Scanning
Discover networking from the Linux command-line interface and become an expert in network scanning.
Updated on Jun, 2025
Language - English
IT and Software ,Network and Security,IT Networking Fundamentals
Lectures -44
Duration -9 hours
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Course Description
Do you ever wonder how network scanning is executed just by entering “nmap 192.168.1.0/24” into the command line? With this video course, you'll not only understand how the commands work but you'll also master the concepts of virtual machines, network scanning, and port monitoring.
By the end of this video, you will gain a good understanding of networking commands, and develop the skills needed to scan the network.
All resources for this course is available at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/The-Art-of-Doing-Master-Networks-and-Network-Scanning
Audience
If you are a beginner in Linux or a networking professional wanting to understand what exactly the Linux commands do and how computers communicate on a network, this course is for you. This course is also helpful to those who are looking to enter into the ethical hacking and cybersecurity profession.
Goals
- Set up your own virtual network using Kali Linux machines
- Understand port addresses, services, and communication protocols
- Write Bash scripts to scan a network and change IP/MAC address
- Start and stop services with systemctl
- Write a script to get alerts when a port status is changed
- Set up a firewall to defend against network attacks
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Virtual Box
5 Lectures
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Introduction
06:28
06:28
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Installing Virtual Box
04:50
04:50
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Installing a Kali Linux Image
10:39
10:39
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Update for New Kali Virtual Machine (VM): Update Root Password
04:26
04:26
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Cloning Images
04:07
04:07
Networking Basics
5 Lectures
Implementation of Networking Basics
6 Lectures
Changing Your Identity on Your Network
6 Lectures
Networking Ports, Protocols, and Services Basics
3 Lectures
Implementation of Networking Ports, Protocols, and Services
7 Lectures
Firewalls
5 Lectures
Netcat: A Swiss Army Knife
3 Lectures
Nmap: The Network Mapper
4 Lectures
Instructor Details
Packt Publishing
Packt are an established, trusted, and innovative global technical learning publisher, founded in Birmingham, UK with over eighteen years experience delivering rich premium content from ground-breaking authors and lecturers on a wide range of emerging and established technologies for professional development.
Packt’s purpose is to help technology professionals advance their knowledge and support the growth of new technologies by publishing vital user focused knowledge-based content faster than any other tech publisher, with a growing library of over 9,000 titles, in book, e-book, audio and video learning formats, our multimedia content is valued as a vital learning tool and offers exceptional support for the development of technology knowledge.
We publish on topics that are at the very cutting edge of technology, helping IT professionals learn about the newest tools and frameworks in a way that suits them.
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