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GPEN Question #298: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A. Traceroute B. NeoTrace C. Cheops. Network mapping tools like Traceroute, NeoTrace, and Cheops are used to discover topology and path information. Ettercap is a man-in-the-middle and sniffing tool, not a mapping tool.
Question
John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He has been assigned the project of testing the preattack phase: Information gathering Determining network range Identifying active machines Finding open ports and applications lOS fingerprinting Fingerprinting services Now John wants to perform network mapping of the We-are-secure network. Which of the following tools can he use to accomplish his task? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Options
- ATraceroute
- BNeoTrace
- CCheops
- DEttercap
Explanation
Network mapping tools like Traceroute, NeoTrace, and Cheops are used to discover topology and path information. Ettercap is a man-in-the-middle and sniffing tool, not a mapping tool.
Common mistakes.
- D. Ettercap is a comprehensive suite for man-in-the-middle attacks, ARP poisoning, and packet sniffing on a LAN - it is used for active interception, not for mapping network topology or discovering routes.
Concept tested. Network mapping tools in ethical hacking reconnaissance
Reference. https://nmap.org/book/traceroute.html
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