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Fooling NMAP for Whatever Reason

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-now-isn't-that-fun dept.

taviso writes "Are you bored with your OS fingerprint? Do you dream of being able to impress your friends by convincing them your webserver is running on a sega dreamcast, or Apple LaserWriter? Well Dream no more! David Berrueta has written a paper oulining the techniques and tools available to defeat nmap's OS fingerprinting, available here [pdf]. Besides the hours of entertainment this could provide, he also lists some of the more serious reasons why you might want to consider this."

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  1. I run Apache on my TI-36x by The1stMentor · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    tr00f.

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  2. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you know you love it. i rule the slashdot. damn 20 seconds... da da da.. time's a wasting! now for sure i have lost it. no 20 seconds. no first post for me... dieeeeeeeeeeeeee! :(

  3. Funded by by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    America

    1. Re:Funded by by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      America the Beautiful, you troll! Love it or get shot!

    2. Re:Funded by by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      My point exactry!

      You will all be Chinese!

      The American dream is done!

    3. Re:Funded by by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      dont tell someone to love something as wrong as the USA..

    4. Re:Funded by by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      So...the dream is done, or you agree with the previous poster, who suggested the original poster was a troll. Anyway, there's some interesting stuff on that site, if you`d just open your eyes/mind and read some of it. Ie:

      http://www.robert-fisk.com/why_america_is_hated_ jo hn_sept2001.htm

  4. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Operating system fingerprint you!

  5. I want to be running on a TI-81 by AssFace · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Those things had real power. Somewhere I might still have mine.
    if I can get this page to load, then I'll read to see if I can change it to that.
    or perhaps a loaf of nutbread.

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