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dnsmap: command not found

by Deepika

dnsmap is a command-line tool for Linux and Unix systems that is used to perform reconnaissance on a target domain. It can be used to map the IP addresses of a domain’s DNS servers, as well as to discover subdomains and hostnames associated with a domain. dnsmap can be useful for penetration testing, security assessments, and reconnaissance of an organization’s network infrastructure. It can be run on the command line and provide the output in the form of list of subdomains and IP addresses.

If you encounter the below error while running the command dnsmap:

dnsmap: command not found

you may try installing the below package as per your choice of distribution:

Distribution Command
Kali Linux apt-get install dnsmap
Fedora dnf install dnsmap
OS X brew install dnsmap

dnsmap Command Examples

1. Scan for subdomains using the internal wordlist:

# dnsmap example.com

2. Specify a list of subdomains to check for:

# dnsmap example.com -w path/to/wordlist.txt

3. Store results to a CSV file:

# dnsmap example.com -c path/to/file.csv

4. Ignore 2 IPs that are false positives (up to 5 possible):

# dnsmap example.com -i 123.45.67.89,98.76.54.32

Filed Under: Linux

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