Re: Time to lose gen1 OS detection?

["DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest () gmail com>]

On 10/28/07, Fyodor  wrote:
> 1st generation Nmap OS detection had a great run, lasting 9 years.
> But now that the 2nd generation DB has grown considerably, it may be
> about time to let gen1 OS detection go.  It complicates the code, and
> the gen1 DB itself takes up more than 800K of space.
>
> Then gen2 system still only has 827 fingerprints compared to 1684 in
> gen1.  But the new system has better fingerprints, and for more recent
> and relevant system.
>
> So gen1 OS detection will probably be gone in the next release unless
> I hear from people who can demonstrate good reasons for it to stay.
> If you scan large networks and find that -O1 still works better than
> -O2, that's the sort of thing we'd like to hear.
>
> Cheers,
> -F

Is there an easy way to put out a call for fingerprints?

I am talking about a way to determine what systems are missing from
the 2nd gen database and specifically request that folks with access
to those systems provide scan data.

Putting that out for a month or so and culling the responses could
help fill in the gaps and hopefully pull in most of the "old" systems
that are still in use.

Just a thought.

-Jason

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