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How can I determine the OS of a remote computer?

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How can I determine the OS of a remote computer, given its computer name?

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You can use to probe the remote computer and based on it's responses to TCP packets (valid or invalid requests) can infer what operating system it is using. This is not 100% accurate, but probably the best you can do in the general case. If you're lā€¦

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