Nmap:- Nmap is a very versatile tool developed to scan addresses (IPV6 included), this tool allows the users to gather a mass amount of information about the target quickly, information including open ports, + much, much more. Nmap supports a large number of scanning techniques such as: UDP, TCP connect(), TCP SYN (half open), ftp proxy (bounce attack), ICMP (ping sweep), FIN, ACK sweep, Xmas Tree, SYN sweep, IP Protocol, and Null scan.

Wireshark:- A very powerful network troubleshooting and analysis tool, WireShark provides the ability to view data from a live network, and supports hundreds of protocols and media formats.

Cain and Abel :- A revolutionary tool that provides many functions that are able to do various password retrieval jobs, cracking passwords, sniffing networks, and routing/analyzing protocols. This tool is Windows-only, unlike many other tools that exist, this is a pleasant twist to modern penetration testing and forensic tools.

MetaSploit :- a very powerful network security and analysis tool, used often for penetration attacks, this tool has a clean interface and easily gathers the information that you seek.

Ettercap :- is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks. It supports active and passive dissection of many protocols (even ciphered ones) and includes many feature for network and host analysis. (Taken from their website)

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