Hrithu-Varsha/network-scanner
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# Network Scanner
A Python tool that scans a local network and identifies active devices.
## What it does
- Pings every IP address in a given range
- Identifies which devices are online
- Retrieves the hostname of each active device
- Saves results to a timestamped `.txt` file automatically
## Technologies used
- Python 3
- `socket` — for hostname resolution
- `subprocess` — for sending ping commands
- `platform` — for cross-platform compatibility
## How to run it
1. Make sure Python 3 is installed
2. Clone this repo:git clone https://github.com/Hrithu-Varsha/network-scanner.git