03-11-2013
A useful method is to use
nmap along with
-O flag.
Be cautious however when using nmap inside a company network since sometimes (and more often than not) they ban its internal use for anyone outside their network team... Most networking guys would freak out if they detect a strange IP scanning their network.
In any case, there's no bulletproof method to detect the operating system flavour of a remote host with 100% effectiveness.
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XSetPointerMapping(3X11) XLIB FUNCTIONS XSetPointerMapping(3X11)
NAME
XSetPointerMapping, XGetPointerMapping - manipulate pointer settings
SYNTAX
int XSetPointerMapping(display, map, nmap)
Display *display;
unsigned char map[];
int nmap;
int XGetPointerMapping(display, map_return, nmap)
Display *display;
unsigned char map_return[];
int nmap;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
map Specifies the mapping list.
map_return
Returns the mapping list.
nmap Specifies the number of items in the mapping list.
DESCRIPTION
The XSetPointerMapping function sets the mapping of the pointer. If it succeeds, the X server generates a MappingNotify event, and XSet-
PointerMapping returns MappingSuccess. Element map[i] defines the logical button number for the physical button i+1. The length of the
list must be the same as XGetPointerMapping would return, or a BadValue error results. A zero element disables a button, and elements are
not restricted in value by the number of physical buttons. However, no two elements can have the same nonzero value, or a BadValue error
results. If any of the buttons to be altered are logically in the down state, XSetPointerMapping returns MappingBusy, and the mapping is
not changed.
XSetPointerMapping can generate a BadValue error.
The XGetPointerMapping function returns the current mapping of the pointer. Pointer buttons are numbered starting from one. XGetPoint-
erMapping returns the number of physical buttons actually on the pointer. The nominal mapping for a pointer is map[i]=i+1. The nmap argu-
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DIAGNOSTICS
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SEE ALSO
XChangeKeyboardControl(3X11), XChangeKeyboardMapping(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 Release 6.6 XSetPointerMapping(3X11)