Add samba name to device discovery

[frazei]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Am I willing to test this? 🧪

• [X] I will do my best to test this feature on the netlertx-dev image when requested within 48h and report bugs to help deliver a great user experience for everyone and not to break existing installations.

Can I help implement this? 👩‍💻👨‍💻

• [ ] Yes
• [X] No

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

Many devices on my network are marked as '(name not found)', while in other network scans (such as Debookee and Fing), they are identified via NetBIOS/WINS/SMB.

Describe the solution you'd like

Use nbstat script for nmap or nmblookup to get device name

Describe alternatives you've considered

Don't know

Anything else?

https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/nbstat.html https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/170431/how-to-get-netbios-name-from-ip

[jokob-sk]

Hi there,

Thansk for teh sugegstion. Have you checked this guide?

https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/REVERSE_DNS.md

[jokob-sk]

Hi @frazei ,

I looked into this briefly and according to this article the equivalent to nbstat is nslookup, which is already available as a plugin: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/nbtstat-commnd-in-linux/

However, it makes probably sense to support NetBIOS lookup.

I create a NBTSCAN plugin that should be available in the next release. Please have a look at the netalertx-dev docker image, in about 15 minutes (or after the last action finishes) from now.

You need to load the plugin via the LOADED_PLUGINS setting.

👉If I don't get a confirmation that this is working I might pull out the feature to prevent bugs.

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It would be great if you could test this (backup everything first or use a new container) on your end by switching to the above image and letting me know if the new feature is working.

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Thanks in advance, j

[frazei]

Hi @jokob-sk, I am testing the netalertx-dev image and the NBTSCAN plugin as you suggested. So far, it seems to be working correctly. I'll let it run for a while to see if it can detect new devices.

[jokob-sk]

Releasing -> closing