How to tell the OE a website resides on?

Question

how can you find the Operating system a specific website is running on?

Answer 1

learn to use an app called nmap.

Answer 2

http://whois.domaintools.com/msn.com

There is an easy example, If you look near the bottom it should say "Server Type: Microsoft IIS" and that'll give it away.

Try it with the website you want, the same tool it's useful =)

Answer 3

You can't but chances are if the website has .php endings its linux but if it has .asp endings chances are its windows. It's anyones guess for .html