X-PROBE(1)					       X-PROBE(1)


NAME
       x probe -   icmp based OS fingerprinting tool.

SYNOPSIS
       xprobe [ -v ] [ -i interface ] [ -o logfile ] [ -p port ]
       [ -t receive_timeout ] 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).

       -o     use logfile to log everything. (default -	 stderr).

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

       -t     set receive timeout to receive_timeouti in seconds.
	      (default: 10 seconds).

EXAMPLES
	      xprobe -v -i lo0 -p 31337 localhost
	      xprobe -p 53 192.168.1.0/24


HISTORY
       X probe has been developed in 2001 based	 on research per-
       formed 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 avail-
       able 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).























































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