This method was used as a primitive replacement for the Scanner in Java, it is not intended for heavy-duty use. Feel free to use this code as you wish for private eneavors, however, please contact me ...

The Java Network Scanner is a lightweight, fast, and GUI-based network scanning tool that functions similarly to Nmap. It allows users to discover active hosts on a subnet, for device identification.

Oracle is now bundling McAfee's scanning tool with Java security patches, with the option to install the scanner checked on by default ...