It's tough, since packages like nmap send specially formatted or
sequenced IP packets to your host and identify your OS by the sort of
reply they get back. If you want to spoof another OS, you'll have to
hack the kernel so that it produces that other OS' signatures on
receiving these packets.
-- Raju
>>>>> "Syed" == Syed Khader Vali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Syed> Hi there, There are some sites on the net which detect your
Syed> OS and tell you what it is ?
Syed> Like on some web site it says like this
Syed> Mozilla/4.61 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.12wh i686)
Syed> Is there anyway of changing this ???
Syed> I mean deceive the web site in to show another OS. When I
Syed> want to browse anonymously, this is the only one which
Syed> happens to remain detected. Anyway ??
Syed> Of course I have disabled javascript which is a messy
Syed> idiot. ;-)
Syed> Regards
Syed> Syed Khader Vali | The road to wisdom?
Syed> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Well it's plain and simple to
Syed> express: http://linuxindia.virtualave.net | Err and err and
Syed> err again http://gratisource.8m.com | but less and less and
Syed> less.
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