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Recognizing the Type of a Remote OS



I was told that:

> You can identify the server type by looking at the TCP traffic (e.g. 
> whether it does a proper three-way close, or just sends an RST).

Does anybody know what it means?  Can this method be used to know
if a specific host runs NT or UNIX or even which UNIX exactly?

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Eli Marmor
marmor@elmar.co.il
El-Mar Software Ltd.