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OS detection of that website or what OS that site runs?

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praka123
praka123 Original post #1
Jan 5, 2008 at 12:23 AM
hmm...i am no expert in networking or hacking!.want to know more about nmap tool(both for *nix and windows).many of u may be knowing this!
I have tried few sites for what that site(server os) is running.below option is what i tried ;yet to see what more options!:p
anyways,
as root(su) orsudo in debian,ubuntu
Code:
nmap -O -v sitename or ipaddress
so,i tried microsoft.com and it says they are running windows!too much to believe!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
BTW,nmapfe is a gui.
hostsite:
*nmap.org
M
Jan 5, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Or serverspy extension to firefox is also likely to work.

Oh. That is just for the function you wrote about. Otherwise nmap is way more powerful and a very useful tool for network admins.
phreak0ut
Jan 5, 2008 at 12:29 AM
There are ways to spoof the OS detection method as well ;)
praka123
Jan 5, 2008 at 12:29 AM
^err...microsoft.com? :D
nach p
nach p #5
Jan 5, 2008 at 1:28 AM
seems gr8 tool
thnx for informin
phreak0ut
Jan 8, 2008 at 9:38 AM
^^Yeah!! There are methods to spoof OS detections and Microsoft follows that too :D
mediator
Jan 8, 2008 at 10:12 AM
There's much more to nmap then just the basic stuff like OS detection. Read the man pages. Then we had queso, AFAIR!! Apart from it, nmap doesn't always reveal the OS korrectly. Then it makes sense to approximate the guesses.

# nmap IP_ADDR -O --osscan-guess
praka123
Jan 8, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Now the gui nmapfe is called as zenmap :? !(am on Debian Sid)
*insecure.org/nmap/zenmap/
max_demon
max_demon #10
Jan 8, 2008 at 5:56 PM
whatz the software used to find TTL of the IP?
P
PraKs #11
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:30 PM
@max_demon

Just ping the IP, U will get TTL value

@praka123

Use this string

sudo nmap -vv -sV -O -P0 HOST NAME

make sure to off the ping - -P0

-O will tell U OS running there..

let me know if u need more details.
praka123
praka123 #12
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:52 PM
^thanks for the help.yeah am referring to man for more info ATM.