What?

A tool to locate your Unix PC on the same network by using your credentials. There are essentially 2 modes of operation, either using nmap on Linux machines for searching, or using it on a Windows machine which may not have nmap.

This is essentially in situations where ZeroConf may not be suitable. For systems compatible with ZeroConf, please visit the Avahi website.

Package Dependencies

• paramiko
• nmap
• sshpass

Installing Dependencies

$ sudo apt-get install nmap
$ python3 -m pip install paramiko --user

Can ignore the install.sh script for now, please raise an issue for any concerns.

Usage

Clone the project in your directory. Ensure that the Python package dependencies are met.

Run:

# For locating machines within same subnet
$ ./sherlock.py

# For finding machines within another subnet, and say you are currently on 192.168.0.*
$ ./sherlock.py -e 192.168.1.123

# For finding machines while on a Windows machine
$ ./sherlock.py -w=y -e 192.168.0.1

# For directly connecting to the machine
$ ./sherlock.py -r

# For help
$ ./sherlock.py -h

TODO:

• Hide error messages and log them.
• install script