Home Network & IoT

Zeek (Bro)

Network analysis framework producing rich connection/DNS/HTTP logs.

advanced

Linux

Defense

Forensics

Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.

Building a serious home SOC-lite on a span port or gateway tap.

Run zeek on interface; ship logs to Elastic/Wazuh; alert on odd DNS.

Professional-grade visibility scaled down to home labs.

Commands & usage

sudo zeek -i eth0

zeek -r capture.pcap

head conn.log dns.log http.log

Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.

Zenmap

Official Nmap GUI for visual topology and profile-based scanning.

Fing

Consumer-friendly network scanner for device inventory and internet checks.

Advanced IP Scanner

Fast Windows LAN scanner with remote RDP/HTTP shortcuts for found hosts.

nbtscan

Scans for NetBIOS name information on Windows/Samba hosts.

avahi-browse / dns-sd (mDNS)

Discovers mDNS/Bonjour services (Chromecast, printers, HomeKit, NAS).

ss / netstat / lsof

Show listening ports and connections on your own machines.