> >There is even that new patch for 2.4 that will let the machine show up as
> >another OS as far as nmaps fingerprinting goes.
>
> How does that work? They've written patches that copy bug-for-bug other
> os's tcp/ip stacks? So your tcp stack becomes prone to the same
> exploits as there are for other os's. I don't see this as being very
> beneficial at all.
I belive it is a patch for iptables, and it simply uses the nmap os
signatures to know how to reply to certian corrupt packet types.
The IP stack isn't changed, as far as i know.
Jason
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