← All Kali Issues
Nmap

Ping scan no results

S Scanning Medium

🔴 Error Message

Ping scan returned no hosts up on subnet

📖 What This Means

Host discovery finds nothing on the network segment.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Try ARP ping: nmap -sn -PR 192.168.1.0/24
  2. Use sudo for ARP: sudo nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24
  3. Check you are on the right subnet: ip addr

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