The repository documents automatic device categories inferred from MAC vendor and hostname, including phones, printers, TVs, routers, servers, IoT devices, game consoles, and computers. It also documents Windows naming through NetBIOS and passive mDNS discovery for friendly names announced by devices. These additions turn raw address discovery into a more interpretable inventory without requiring a separate asset-management system.
The mechanism is to combine active and passive local signals: vendor and hostname hints classify devices, NetBIOS and mDNS improve names, an opt-in service probe adds service context, and the IPv6 neighbor cache avoids attempting an impractical IPv6 subnet sweep. The project also uses a device MAC address to retain a label and history when an IP address changes. This is a pragmatic design for environments where DHCP churn otherwise erases continuity.
Why now is that v3.3.8 bundles those identification and history features with a correction to how 172.16.0.0/12 networks are treated: the project now identifies container networks by interface rather than treating the whole private range as Docker. That makes the update especially relevant to homelabs and small self-hosted estates where Docker and real RFC1918 LANs coexist.
The implication is that a small self-hosted scanner can become a useful first observability surface for unmanaged devices, provided operators treat its classifications as hints rather than authoritative inventory. Evidence boundary: the supplied public source is the project repository and its release documentation; it establishes claimed functionality but does not independently measure detection accuracy, scan impact, or security outcomes in production. Watch whether the project publishes accuracy data, clearer scanning permissions guidance, or tests showing how reliably passive discovery and service detection behave across mixed home and business networks.