Dear everyone: I'm sorry to my mistake. I sent wrong result in my mail. I send the correct result. This result show following. Linux-2.4.19 vanila This generate random positive increments class(RI) ISN. Linux-2.4.19 applied this patch This generate true random class(TR) ISN. This result show Linux kernel come to be able to generate True Random class TCP ISN with the patch. Sincerely yours, * * * * * * The result of the exam * * * * * * -- Linux-2.4.19-vanila(Plain version of Linux-2.4.19) -- /usr/local/bin/nmap -sS -O -vv 192.168.0.1 Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) * * * * * * * * * * Omitted * * * * * * * * * * Remote operating system guess: Linux Kernel 2.4.0 - 2.5.20 OS Fingerprint: * * * * * * * * * * Omitted * * * * * * * * * * TSeq(Class=RI%gcd=2%SI=21FD37%IPID=Z%TS=100HZ) <=== This is the difference ===> * * * * * * * * * * Omitted * * * * * * * * * * Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 5 seconds -- Linux-2.4.19-vanila(Plain version of Linux-2.4.19) -- -- TCP ISN calcuration with MD5 algorithm for Linux-2.4.19. -- /usr/local/bin/nmap -sS -O -vv 192.168.0.1 Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) * * * * * * * * * * Omitted * * * * * * * * * * TCP/IP fingerprint: * * * * * * * * * * Omitted * * * * * * * * * * TSeq(Class=TR%IPID=Z%TS=100HZ) <=== This is the difference ===> * * * * * * * * * * Omitted * * * * * * * * * * Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 30 seconds -- TCP ISN calcuration with MD5 algorithm for Linux-2.4.19 -- -- --------------------------- Takeharu KATO E-mail: tk1219@alles.or.jp - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html