[Gllug] university windows-only policy

[Christopher Hunter]

On Monday 29 Sep 2003 5:16 pm, Jack Bertram wrote:
> * will <will at hellacool.co.uk> [030929 17:11]:
> > If you are runnung no external services then they shouldn't be able to
> > tell the difference between a linux box and a firewalled windows box.
>
> Not quite true, surely - nmap can guess operating system types by
> looking at responses to particular TCP/UDP packets without any services
> running on a scanned box.

However, if they're clueless enough to demand the use of Windoze, they 
probably wouldn't know anything about nmap!

Just go for it and s*d them - if they whinge and insist on M$ stuff, ask them 
if they'll pay your M$ Tax for you! 

Chris 

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