>> run nmap against it and see what OS fingerprint you get back
>> and possibly what ports it may have open

 SM> What the heck is anmap?

you mean "nmap"?? google is your friend...

===== http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ =====

Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network
exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large
networks, although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap uses raw IP
packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network,
what services (application name and version) they are offering, what
operating system (and OS version) they are running, what type of packet
filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap
runs on most types of computers and both console and graphical versions are
available. Nmap is free software, available with full source code under the
terms of the GNU GPL.

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