Originally posted by chsh


Agreed, but we're not exactly talking about network scanning are we, we're discussing OS fingerprinting.

Even still, it's a 'canned' app (AKA tool) that eliminates a lot of work and basically makes it trivial to scan entire networks. What IS a 'script kiddie program' then, if not an application that does a hell of a lot with little user interface (like issuing a command line switch or clicking a button)?
Well IMHO script kiddie program is something like sub7 or net bios hacking tools, that can be used for just particular job.

Nmap is a tool that is in deed scanner, but it´s faster to use such tool to fingerprint OS in particular system, than trying to do it manually and consuming lot of time to identify particular OS, router or something else.