Re: When nmap can't ID the OS...

[Jimi Thompson <jimi.thompson () gmail com>]

Are you by any chance running NMAP on Windows?  If so, you might try
using the Linux/Unix version instead and see if you don't get better
results.

2 cents,

Jimi


On 27 Nov 2004 19:27:16 -0000, H Carvey <keydet89 () yahoo com> wrote:
> In-Reply-To: <200411261640.23084.dflists () iinet net au>
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> > What could be up with the remote machine that stops nmap IDing the OS it is
>
> > running?
>
>
> Well, the info at NetCraft could have been spoofed, or old.  The system using that IP could have at one time been 
> running the OS/web server identified, but perhaps no longer.  And without knowing more about what arguments you used 
> for nmap, and the actual output, it might be difficult to tell you why nmap couldn't figure it out...there are 
> several possibilities there.
>
> Harlan
>
> "Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery"
>
> http://www.windows-ir.com


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Thanks,

Jimi