Re: NMAP OS detaection fails on Cisco VPN

[Ron <ron () skullsecurity net>]

OS Scan (-O) requires root on the system you're scanning from, as indicated by the error message. It isn't compatible 
with an --unprivileged scan, because it has to build packets from the ground up.

Try running the scan from a system where you can craft packets. 

On Thu, 20 May 2010 18:00:36 +0530 Sai Kumar <gv.sai.kumar () gmail com>
wrote:
> Hi ,
>
> I am not able to nmap -O -sT --unprivileged 14.5.104.32 . Output is as
> follows
>
> TCP/IP fingerprinting (for OS scan) requires root privileges.
> QUITTING!
>
> Please suggest bestway .
>
> Thanks
> Regards
> Sai
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