Install Network Tools on Mac OS X

Install Network Tools

• This article will teach you how to install network tools, such as
  • nmap
  • mtr
  • nikto
  • dnsmap

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Install nmap

[mitesh@Matrix ~]$ brew install nmap

Install mtr

[mitesh@Matrix ~]$ brew install mtr
[mitesh@Matrix ~]$ sudo chown root:wheel /usr/local/Cellar/mtr/0.87/sbin/mtr
[mitesh@Matrix ~]$ sudo chmod u+s /usr/local/Cellar/mtr/0.87/sbin/mtr

• Add following line on your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

alias mtr=/usr/local/sbin/mtr

Install nikto

[mitesh@Matrix ~]$ brew install nikto

Install dnsmap

[mitesh@Matrix ~]$ brew install dnsmap

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