witch is better to use ?

[mmiller at hick.org (mmiller at hick.org)]

On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 02:39:48PM -0700, aaaaa bbbbb wrote:
> Hi, i'm new in this metasploit scene and would like to know witch
> version of metasploit is better to use at this time  2.3 or 3 version of
> framework ?  

Well, the 2.x branch is stable and should be used if you want a reliable
solution.  The 3.x branch is getting more mature, but it is still in
beta.  3.x has more cutting-edge technology and if you're just entering
the scene it might be better to get familiar with 3.x rather than 2.x.


> And i am getting error on framework3 when typing in irb
> shell: help
>
> NoMethodError: undefined method `execute' for IRB::ExtendCommand::Help:Module
>         from (eval):3:in `irb_help'
>         from (eval):9:in `send'
>         from (eval):9:in `help'
>         from (irb):1:in `cmd_irb'
>         from ./lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core.rb:186:in `cmd_irb'
>         from ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:229:in `send'
>         from ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:229:in `run_command'
>         from ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:196:in `run_single'
>         from ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:191:in `each'
>         from ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:191:in `run_single'
>         from ./lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:118:in `run'
>         from ./msfconsole:63
>
> I installed irb but it didn't fix this problem, how can i solve it ?

The irb shell is a scripting interface that can be spawned from inside
the console.  It is not a true shell, there is no 'help' command.  You
are literally running ruby directly from the prompt.  It's a real time
scripting interface that allows you to interact with the framework.