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RE: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing?
From: "Chad" <chad () mr-lew com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 20:04:11 -0400
Shannon, I've done some limited "playing" with that type of setup and didn't come up on any problems. However, with all the talk lately of problems with XP SP2 things may be different. There have been some reports that XP SP2 disables access to the raw sockets for IP. (Someone correct me if my explanation isn't correct...) That means you won't have any problems capturing traffic, but you will/may have problems spoofing addresses. Don't know how the VMWare aspect will react and if it will overcome the issue. I would be curious to know the outcome... HTH, Lew -----Original Message----- From: shannon () areawidetech com [mailto:shannon () areawidetech com] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 2:00 PM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? I'm considering running Linux from my XP pro laptop under a VMWare (workstation edition) session. Anyone out there w/ experience using this setup that might have any tips / warnings / encouraging advice? This machine would be for pen testing, and is definitely beefy enough to handle the load, if this is a good solution. I'd be running Nessus, and doing probing w/ nmap. My other alternative is to repurpose a machine from our lab, but the physical setup and reloading would take far more time than the VMWare option, and would obviously be less flexible. So is anyone out there using this setup...? I heard rumors of problems related to direct hardware access (the NIC) for wardiving purposes...? Thanks! -Shannon Kelley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? shannon (Sep 03)
- RE: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Chad (Sep 07)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Ben Timby (Sep 07)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Hans Porter (Sep 07)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Ivan Krstic (Sep 07)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? grutz (Sep 07)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? josh (Sep 07)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Marc (Sep 09)
- Re: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Nilesh Burghate (Sep 10)
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- RE: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? mthompson (Sep 07)
- RE: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Jose Maria Lopez (Sep 07)
- RE: Any caveats for linux under VMware, pen testing? Roman, David (Sep 07)
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