Observed arrival · 2026-10-08
PingDuck: a forthcoming LAN scanner for phones
PingDuck presents an iOS and Android app for finding and inspecting devices on a Wi‑Fi network; the app stores are still marked “Coming soon.”
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- Home Wi‑Fi and homelab network tinkerers
- Worth noticing
- The page says device records include where each detail came from, and proposes a Docker-based agent for exact MAC addresses and 24/7 history.
Field notes
The homepage breaks discovery into five methods: ICMP sweeps, Bonjour names, UPnP descriptions, NetBIOS and reverse DNS, and offline IEEE vendor lookup. It says the proposed scan usually finishes in under 15 seconds and that device details can include where each fact came from. A separate homelab agent is presented with a Docker run command, but the page labels it “Coming soon”; the mobile app listings carry the same status.
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