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In the realm of network administration, discovering all the devices connected to a network is crucial for management and security tasks. Netdiscover is an active/passive address reconnaissance tool, highly useful for network administrators looking to identify devices on a local network. In this blog post, we will dive into what Netdiscover is, why it's beneficial, and how to install and use it across different Linux distributions. Netdiscover is an open-source network tool used for detecting network devices on local ethernet networks. It operates primarily in two modes: passive and active scanning mode.