Re: How can I erase my fingertips .

From: Kris Kennaway (kris@obsecurity.org)
Date: 03/29/02 

Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 18:28:25 -0800
From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Moti Levy <moti@flncs.com>

On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 03:03:27PM -0500, Moti Levy wrote:
> I want to stop nmap from detecting my os .

You might be able to fool (the current version of) nmap, but it's
impossible to remove the characteristic features which allow one to
distinguish between one IP stack and another.

Kris

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