From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 4 15:06:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0AA216A4CE for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:06:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from digital-security.org (digital-security.org [216.254.116.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E08C43D1F for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:06:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vxp@digital-security.org) Received: from localhost.tmok.com ([127.0.0.1] helo=localhost ident=vxp) by digital-security.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41 (FreeBSD)) id 1C3ad3-0009hn-4u for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Sat, 04 Sep 2004 09:30:57 -0400 Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 09:30:52 -0400 (EDT) From: vxp To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040904093042.B37306@digital-security.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "digital-security.org", hasmessageblock similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details.towouldscan ? [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 3.0 required) pts rule name description -------------------------------------------------- Subject: fooling nmap X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 15:06:17 -0000 Hi, I'm wondering if it'd be a good idea / worth it to modify the kernel a bit and add a few sysctl switches so the user would be able to choose what OS he wants the box to appear as, to a nmap scan ? It'd require, obviously, a few modifications to the networking code. Please elaborate on why you don't think its a good idea, if thats the case.. and feel free to give any comments/suggestions if you think it is a good idea as well. =) Val