X-PROBE(1)

NAME
x probe - icmp based OS fingerprinting tool.

SYNOPSIS
x [ -v ] [ -i interface ] [ -p port ] host
 [ ]

DESCRIPTION

x probe is a tool for remote OS fingerprinting based on ICMP responses, received from the host.

You must have a root privelege in order to run x probe.

OPTIONS

-v  be verbose.

-i  use interface to listen for responses (have to use it, if not detected automatically).

-p  use udp port number to send udp query. (remote host should NOT listen to this port.

EXAMPLES

    x -v -i lo0 -p 31337 localhost
    x -p 53 192.168.1.0/24

HISTORY
X probe has been developed in 2001 based on research performed by Ofir Arkin <ofir@sys-security.com>. The code has been officially released on BlackHat Briefings in Las-Vegas in 2001.

SEE ALSO
nmap(1) queso(1) pcap(3)

AUTHORS
Fyodor Yarochkin <fygrave@tigerteam.net>, Ofir Arkin <ofir@sys-security.com>

(see also CREDITS in distro tarball).

AVAILABILITY
The current version and relevant documentation is available from following urls:
http://www.sys-security.com/html/projects/X.html
http://xprobe.sourceforge.net
http://www.notlsd.net/xprobe/

BUGS
None known (please report).