Nbtscan

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Comprehensive nbtscan commands and workflows for security testing and analysis across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
nbtscan --version	Show nbtscan version
nbtscan --help	Display help information
nbtscan init	Initialize nbtscan in current directory
nbtscan status	Check current status
nbtscan list	List available options
nbtscan info	Display system information
nbtscan config	Show configuration settings
nbtscan update	Update to latest version
nbtscan start	Start nbtscan service
nbtscan stop	Stop nbtscan service
nbtscan restart	Restart nbtscan service
nbtscan reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nbtscan

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/nbtscan/releases/latest/download/nbtscan-linux
chmod +x nbtscan-linux
sudo mv nbtscan-linux /usr/local/bin/nbtscan

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/nbtscan.git
cd nbtscan
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install nbtscan

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install nbtscan

# Manual installation
curl -L -o nbtscan https://github.com/example/nbtscan/releases/latest/download/nbtscan-macos
chmod +x nbtscan
sudo mv nbtscan /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install nbtscan

# Scoop installation
scoop install nbtscan

# Winget installation
winget install nbtscan

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/nbtscan/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
nbtscan config show	Display current configuration
nbtscan config list	List all configuration options
nbtscan config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
nbtscan config get <key>	Get configuration value
nbtscan config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
nbtscan config reset	Reset to default configuration
nbtscan config validate	Validate configuration file
nbtscan config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
nbtscan create <name>

# Read file/resource
nbtscan read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
nbtscan update <name>

# Delete file/resource
nbtscan delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
nbtscan copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
nbtscan move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
nbtscan list --all

# Search for files/resources
nbtscan search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
nbtscan connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
nbtscan listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
nbtscan send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
nbtscan receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
nbtscan ping <host>

# Scan network range
nbtscan scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
nbtscan monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
nbtscan proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
nbtscan start --daemon

# Stop running process
nbtscan stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
nbtscan restart --config <file>

# Check process status
nbtscan status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
nbtscan monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
nbtscan killall

# Show running processes
nbtscan ps

# Manage process priority
nbtscan priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
nbtscan login --user <username>

# Login with API key
nbtscan login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
nbtscan login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
nbtscan logout

# Change password
nbtscan passwd

# Generate new API key
nbtscan generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
nbtscan sessions

# Revoke session
nbtscan revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
nbtscan encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
nbtscan decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
nbtscan keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
nbtscan sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
nbtscan verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
nbtscan hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
nbtscan cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
nbtscan cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
nbtscan monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
nbtscan monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
nbtscan monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
nbtscan monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
nbtscan monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
nbtscan report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
nbtscan alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
nbtscan history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
nbtscan logs

# View logs with filter
nbtscan logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
nbtscan logs --follow

# Set log level
nbtscan logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
nbtscan logs --rotate

# Export logs
nbtscan logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
nbtscan logs --clear

# Archive logs
nbtscan logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if nbtscan is installed
which nbtscan
nbtscan --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall nbtscan
# or
brew reinstall nbtscan

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo nbtscan <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which nbtscan)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nbtscan

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/nbtscan

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
nbtscan config validate

# Reset to default configuration
nbtscan config reset

# Check configuration file location
nbtscan config show --file

# Backup current configuration
nbtscan config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
nbtscan config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
nbtscan status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u nbtscan

# Start in debug mode
nbtscan start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
nbtscan killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
nbtscan --debug	Enable debug output
nbtscan --verbose	Enable verbose logging
nbtscan --trace	Enable trace logging
nbtscan test	Run built-in tests
nbtscan doctor	Run system health check
nbtscan diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
nbtscan benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
nbtscan validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
nbtscan --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
nbtscan --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
nbtscan --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
nbtscan --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
nbtscan cache clear

# Show cache statistics
nbtscan cache stats

# Optimize performance
nbtscan optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
nbtscan metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
nbtscan --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
nbtscan --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
nbtscan --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
nbtscan queue add <item>
nbtscan queue process
nbtscan queue status
nbtscan queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using nbtscan

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="nbtscan.log"

# Check if nbtscan is available
if ! command -v nbtscan &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: nbtscan is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting nbtscan operation"

    if nbtscan --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    nbtscan cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
NBTSCAN_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.nbtscan/config.yaml
NBTSCAN_HOME	Home directory	~/.nbtscan
NBTSCAN_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
NBTSCAN_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.nbtscan/logs/nbtscan.log
NBTSCAN_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.nbtscan/cache
NBTSCAN_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.nbtscan/data
NBTSCAN_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
NBTSCAN_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.nbtscan/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.nbtscan/logs/nbtscan.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.nbtscan/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize nbtscan
nbtscan init

# 2. Configure basic settings
nbtscan config set host example.com
nbtscan config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
nbtscan start

# 4. Check status
nbtscan status

# 5. Perform operations
nbtscan run --target example.com

# 6. View results
nbtscan results

# 7. Stop service
nbtscan stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
nbtscan run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
nbtscan monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
nbtscan report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated nbtscan workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    nbtscan \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
nbtscan report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub