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#1807 in Network programming

MIT license

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Blink

Blink is a lightweight, fast, and cross-platform network scanning tool that operates without requiring admin privileges.

Features

  • 🚀 Fast: thanks to rust, blink scan 255 targets in 1-2 seconds.
  • đŸ–Ĩī¸ Cross-platform: Works seamlessly on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
  • 🔒 No admin rights required: Run Blink without needing administrative permissions.
  • ℹī¸ Useful information: Provides details such as host vendor names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and even hostnames.

Installation

For installation instructions, visit the Blink Website.

Build

cargo build --release

Usage

blink --help

Use as a library

  1. Install blinkscan
cargo add blinkscan
  1. Include in main.rs
fn main() {
    let interface = blinkscan::get_default_interface().unwrap();
    let network = blinkscan::create_network(&interface);
    for host in blinkscan::scan_network(network, std::time::Duration::from_secs(3)) {
        println!("{:?}", host);
    }
}

Dependencies

~12–29MB
~375K SLoC