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ltrace vs netdiscover

A side-by-side look at ltrace and netdiscover. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ltrace

ltrace

Development

ltrace is a debugging utility that intercepts and records dynamic library calls which are called by an executed process. It can be used to trace calls made by programs to shared libraries and helps debug issues caused by dynamic linking.

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netdiscover

netdiscover

Network & Admin

netdiscover is an open-source network scanner used to actively detect live hosts on a network. It sends ARP requests to identify active devices and prints the IP address, MAC address, and hostname if available.

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