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Nmap Uptime Guessing

From: "J. Perrymon" <josh () packetfocus com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:29:54 -0500

Hey Guys,
 
How does Nmap determine uptime? From what I read this is returned from
the TCP stack and not ICMP? Or is it both..
 
How could you protect devices(Win, *nix)  in a DMZ from this?
 
JP

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