--- title: ramonvermeulen/whosthere: Local Area Network discovery... description: Whosthere is an open-source LAN discovery tool with a modern terminal interface written in Go. It uses unprivileged concurrent scans via mDNS, SSDP, and ARP... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ramonvermeulen-whosthere-local-area-network-discovery-tool-with-a-modern-terminal-user-interface-t-gyrn5zckw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ramonvermeulen/whosthere: Local Area Network discovery tool with a modern Terminal User Interface (TUI) written in Go. Discover, explore, and understand your LAN in an intuitive way. Knock Knock.. who | daily.dev og:description: Whosthere is an open-source LAN discovery tool with a modern terminal interface written in Go. 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Knock Knock.. who **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Whosthere is an open-source LAN discovery tool with a modern terminal interface written in Go. It uses unprivileged concurrent scans via mDNS, SSDP, and ARP cache reading to identify devices on local networks without requiring elevated privileges. Features include OUI manufacturer lookups, optional port scanning, daemon mode with HTTP API, customizable themes, and YAML configuration. Available for Linux and macOS via Homebrew or Go install. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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