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Chapter 13
OS Fingerprinting
The OS Fingerprinting feature gathers information about the client that is connected to the Dell Instant network
to find the operating system that the client is running on. The following is a list of advantages of this feature:
Identifying rogue clients—Helps to identify clients that are running on forbidden operating systems.
Identifying outdated operating systems—Helps to locate outdated and unexpected OS in the company
network.
Locating and patching vulnerable operating systems—Assists in locating and patching specific operating
system versions on the network that have known vulnerabilities, thereby securing the company network.
OS Fingerprinting is enabled in the Dell Instant network by default. The following operating systems are
identified by Dell Instant:
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows Server
Windows XP
Windows ME
OS-X
iPhone
iPAD
Android
Blackberry
Linux
In the following image, the OS of the client is Windows XP.
Figure 87
OS Fingerprinting
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