Re: Time to lose gen1 OS detection?

How about doing some diff's on OS's in the O1 and O2 and then creating
priority hit lists for submission into the new release? With a email
list like nmap-dev we could probably fill in those missing 857
fingerprints in short order. Or atleast narrow it down. I can see the
value in an obscure os id.

On 10/28/07, Fyodor <fyodor_at_insecure.org> 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
>
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