Re: [SINGLEWORD] radialnet

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 10:30:04PM +0300, sara fink wrote:
> > > I wanted to ask about the algorithm/how switch/router/firewall  is
> > detected
> > > in zenmap topology. Is it via the OS fingerprinting that nmap does or
> > other
> > > way?
> >
> > Yes, it's based on the value of the "type" attribute in the XML. It
> > looks for "router", "switch", "wap", and "firewall" (without regard to
> > case).
> So, in this case if OS fingerprinting finds various options, with various
> percentages, I won't know exactly what's going on there.

> From a quick check is appears to use the closest OS match. So yes, a
host could have multiple possible classifications. You can use the "Host
Details" tab or the topology hosts viewer to get more information.

David Fifield

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