
TTL value recorded as 128 means that the ICMP request came from a Windows-based machine.James Broad, Andrew Bindner, in Hacking with Kali, 2014 Traceroute

TTL value recorded as 64 means that the ICMP request came from a Linux-based machine. Go back to the Wireshark and inspect the ICMP protocol by selecting the packet frame captured Expand the Internet Protocol Version node in the packet details, you will see the TTL.Go to the Ubuntu machine and start pinging the Windows 10 machine.(The interface may differ from your lab environment). Open Wireshark on your Windows 10 machine, select the correct interface and start capturing.There are two types of banner grabbing techniques: active and passive.īanner grabbing or OS fingerprinting is the method to determine the OS running on a remote target system. Windows 10 machine (Target running Wireshark).


Identify OS's by TTL and TCP window size using Wireshark.Identifying the OS used on the target host allows an attacker to figure out the vulnerabilities the system have and the exploits that might work on a system to further perform additional attacks.Ĭapture the response generated from the target machine using packet-sniffing tools such as Wireshark and watch the TTL and TCP window size. Identify Target System's OS with TTL (Time-to-Live) and TCP Windows Sizes using Wireshark
