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netdiscover vs redsocks

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

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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redsocks

redsocks

Network & Admin

Redsocks is an open source software that allows redirecting TCP connections through proxy servers like SOCKS or HTTPS. It works at low level of operating system kernel, so all TCP connections can go through proxies transparently without any configuration in applications.

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