RE: Network audit

["Sahir Hidayatullah" <sahirh () mielesecurity com>]

> > I am currently looking for a tool that will scan a couple of networks and
> > get the following infos from each machine up: OS, RAM, Hard Disk capacity
> > and so on. I obviously can run this tool with admin rights. The best 
> > would be a command-line tool that will allow me to include it in a
script.

If you're looking only at Windows systems, there's a native Windows tool
called 'systeminfo' that runs from the command line so you can script it. It
can be used remotely, assuming admin rights. Here is some sample output:

C:\>systeminfo /S 10.10.10.55

Host Name:                 CELTIC
OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Version:                5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration:          Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type:             Uniprocessor Free
Registered Owner:          x
Registered Organization:   x
Product ID:                x
Original Install Date:     x
System Up Time:            0 Days, 1 Hours, 1 Minutes, 36 Seconds
System Manufacturer:       INTEL_
System Model:              D845GVS1
System type:               X86-based PC
Processor(s):              1 Processor(s) Installed.
                           [01]: x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 
BIOS Version:              INTEL  - 20040216
Windows Directory:         C:\WINDOWS
System Directory:          C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device:               \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale:             en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale:              en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone:                 (GMT+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi
Total Physical Memory:     510 MB


Regards,

Sahir Hidayatullah

Technical Consultant - Information Security

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