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Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing?
From: "Mike Vasquez" <mike.vasquez () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:38:22 -0700
I think it was more as a statement regarding the maturity of security tools on each platform. for instance, for wireless, linux has far more tools, and a wider variety, for that work, than windows, and the tools have fewer limitations... and that's an opinion from an mcse+i/mcdba/mcse:security. so more often than not, for research/security work: linux good/windows bad. not as a statement regarding which platform is better in general, or more secure, etc. just simply from the vantage point of needed to do security work. On 7/2/07, Stack Smasher <stacksmasher () gmail com> wrote:
You have to understand the laptop and OS are just tools to obtain whatever information you need. Linux and Window$ are just a way of running applications to help you achieve your goal. Don't think of Linux as "Good" and "Windows" as bad as far as security is concerned. Its the mis-configured system and network in general that make it insecure. Not only that, windows keeps us security guys employed ; ) -- "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" On 7/2/07, Joshua Ogle < jdo24 () cornell edu> wrote: > > Thanks for the input. I'm not just starting out on capturing packets or > > anything -- after all, I'm doing research and writing about something > very > related -- it's just that in a Windows environment I know very little > about how to do things. I'm a Linux guy when it comes to this kind of > activity and I know that it's typically very difficult to do things > "right" as far as security testing goes in a Windows environment. > Unfortunately, given the circumstances of the research, I am only able > to > use a Windows-based laptop, but I've now found (thanks to a contributer > to > the list) a live CD which will help with get into a Linux environment to > do the work. > > Thanks again to you and the others for your input. > > -Josh > > > This is not the place to ask for a scooby snack or hand holding > without > > getting attacked with a flamethrower, try the link below. They are > very > > helpful to those just starting out. > > > > http://www.binrev.com/forums/ > > > > > > > > -- > > "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/2/07, Joshua Ogle <jdo24 () cornell edu> wrote: > >> > >> Heya, > >> > >> For some research I'm doing I need to capture packets using my laptop > in > >> a > >> public space. What is the best wireless card for doing so which will > >> work > >> with most of the packet capturing software on Windows, such as > Ethereal? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for the help. > >> > >> -Josh > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" > > > > > -- "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Best wireless card for packet capturing? Joshua Ogle (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? coderman (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? Stack Smasher (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? Joshua Ogle (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? coderman (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? Mike Vasquez (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? Stack Smasher (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? Mike Vasquez (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? kefka (Jul 02)
- Re: Best wireless card for packet capturing? Joshua Ogle (Jul 02)