How can I tell what server software a site is using?

[kevinj]

I'm trying to find out whether a site is using Unix or Windows server software. Is anyone familiar with a utility that can detect that? I used to have a web site that would do it, but I've misplaced the url.

Thanks.

[bobriggs]

www.netcraft.com

[Woz]

You could try [netcraft.com...]

just go to the survey page and enter the host company address. Thiss will tell you details about the server the hosting company's site is using. However, this is no guarantee about all the servers they are using. Some hosts offer varied types of servers and configurations. So you might want to try to track down some sites hosted by the company in question and check those as well.

Onya
Woz

[gopi]

There is a crude way to do this ...

From the command line ,Telnet to port 80
telnet <domain name> 80

After it connects type some blah blah and enter
dgfdgdfhdfhfd

Now the server returns a html page saying it cannot understand the request . The interesting part here is it will have the server name if Microsoft IIS is used.

Hope this helps ...

[lazerzubb]

Also [validator.w3.org...]

[Woz]

<sigh>

Sometimes the answers are sitting in front of us so closely we forget to look.

[searchengineworld.com...]

Onya
Woz

[gopi]

Woz , Thats a nice one :)

[kevinj]

thanks everyone. I was able to get the information I needed based on your replies.

[Knowles]

[webmasterworld.com...]

This one do the same thing?

[kevinj]

Yes. It did the same thing as the netcraft.