Nmap Development: OS Fingerprinting

[Bill Petersen <bill.petersen () alcatel com>]

And while we are on the subject of OS fingerprinting, I need the OS 
fingerprinting to be "kinder and gentler".  When I OS fingerprint my 
network, several machines "fall over".  They lockup, crash, or certain 
services lock up.  I get a lot of heat for this.

I realize that most if it is poor programming by the vendor of the OS or 
network stack, but it really restricts what I can do.
People don't like me crashing their routers, PBX, printers, clear case, ...

Bill Petersen, CISSP
Senior Information Security Analyst
Alcatel North America Information Security
Bill.Petersen () alcatel com
Voice: 972-519-4249
Fax:   972-477-5300



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