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Install GRUB, or LILO. Google around for that, but it looks like it just didn't install the bootloader properly, or at all. You can add it to the XP bootloader as well, you might want to look into that.

No problem, the only thing you should really have any problem with, is if you want to put your card into monitor mode, ndiswrapper can't do that. But for normal browsing, and no cracking WEP or anything, it works fine. The problem with the restricted drivers, is that they are not developed well enough, different chipsets have a lot of problems. The BCM43xx driver works for some, with just the right chipset, but it never did for me, so ndiswrapper was always my option. Got any more specific information on your keyboard problem/device info?

I have a BCM43XX card myself. First you'll need to remove your card, and blacklist the old driver: sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Enter your driver at the bottom down there, like the rest of the file. Grabd your drivers, put the .inf and .sys a single folder, cd to that folder: This installs them: sudo ndiswrapper - i mydriver.inf This adds an alias to wlan0: sudo ndiswrapper -m This will put it into your current modules: sudo modprobe ndiswrapper And finally: sudo echo ndiswrapper >/etc/modules Will add it to your modules at boot!

Meh, so I was bored and a friend of mine pointed me towards a link to www.davidsbridal.com, which redirected me to a page to sign in. Within the sign on page, information was linked to the store ID, and catalog ID, just for info. After viewing the source on there, I plugged in this link: http://www.davidsbridal.com/webapp/wcs/sto...999999999%22(1) Which informed me nicely, [ServletException in:/DBI/CatalogSection/Category/DressYourWeddingLogInBody.jsp] null' Under this page in the source code, I noticed a link that pointed me towards a page they had apparently used before upgrading to the index page here, (at least I assume that's what it's there for, considering the left pane is gone) http://www.davidsbridal.com/webapp/wcs/sto...catalogId=10051 In the source code on this page, was a link to their main.css layout, which has URL handles for quite a bit of stuff. http://www.davidsbridal.com/wcsstore/DBI/s...-print/main.css The point, is really nothing but checking out their information, I'm sure someone could go a lot further than this if they wanted to, but I thought I'd point out some of the interesting ways they have their page set up.

Start by checking out what services are set up to run. SSH, DHCP, Samba Server, disable everything you don't need. Encrypt your swap, /home, whatever else you want, if you're serious about it. http://www.linuxforums.org/security/locking_down_ubuntu.html

Cain requires WinPcap, amongst other windows libraries, using it for a local dumper, is pointless. Check into other ARP poisoning tools like ettercap: http://openmaniak.com/ettercap_arp.php Wireshark will view packets across the network: http://www.wireshark.org/ Youtube Ubuntu MITM, for info on that, or Ubuntu WEP cracking. You can still use the netstat -a command, or run nmap. VB in ubuntu: http://vb.wikia.com/wiki/Running_Visual_Ba...er_Ubuntu_Linux Ubuntu has default settings that make it easy to hack. Unsafe GRUB, sudo is not necessarily a great idea for some, just google around for info on that.

Which flavor are you going to try? I am not a big fan of their NIC naming system, or the fact that I have to recompile a kernel to change a video driver. However, the ports system is interesting, as well as their management with hardware.

Slackware Linux, Arch Linux, and Mac OS X are my primary operating systems. I've ran a few *BSD's, and windows of course, in fact I still have a desktop running FreeBSD, but I don't personally own any computers running anything higher than Windows2000pro. I chose Linux as my main OS years ago, when I got tired of Windows, and wanted something new. I used to dual boot for a long time, but I eventually just installed cold turkey one day, and haven't gone back since.

Load up Gparted and resize your current partition to have 15GB of free space, or whatever you like, format the free space to NTFS, and install Windows 7. The W7 boot loader should pick up XP, if not, check this out: http://www.ditii.com/2009/01/28/how-to-mod...-7-boot-loader/

I had rockbox running, and iPodLinux, triple booting.. Primarily for the .ogg support, and the themed interface, nice stuff. The iPod firmware is rather limiting, I really like rockbox. .mpeg support as well, so you don't have to get your movies from apple, necessarily.

~# iwconfig wlan0 essid myessidwhatever it is && wget 192.168.1.1/starthtmlorwhatever.html && ifconfig wlan0 down && ifconfig wlan0 up Not sure what you're asking, but that should set the essid of the interface wlan0 to myessid*, wget the page you want, and restart the interface. After sobering up slightly, you're wanting to change the configuration of the router? Theoretically you could chroot into the AP, since most firmware is linux based, and do that.

Sick dude. Nessus, and JohnTheRipper would be nice to see on there. Great set of tools, looking forward to using this personally.

Not only that, but to add to Webhost*'s problems, if you have problems booting from usb with BIOS, or your usb device dies, or if your usb drive dies, multiple problems. Just create a small [31mb should work] /boot drive on a partition, and use that. But if you're still interested, in most installs you can select a mount point to put the /boot section on.

@DingleBerries: Broadcom BCM3543kpb5g tn0824 pw0 875394 U3A

Are you freaking kidding me?

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9067/dsc0001te9.jpg http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7830/dsc0002vy0.jpg http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2528/dsc0003ji8.jpg I don't really see any camera in my DTV converter box ;).

Eh, I ran it up as a test on an IBM Thinkpad 600, with a Linksys WPC54G. It required ndiswrapper of course, which I keep on a thumbdrive with the drivers I need, so it wasn't really much. Just the time to install ndiswrapper is annoying. 5-7 minute process.

I chose my MB Brick for the battery life, LED screen, and Nvidia Geforce 9400M. Mainly the battery life though. OS X is still proprietary, and it lacks customizability. I'll take Unix[like] over any other platform however, I'm a Slackware/Arch Linux user. Linux isn't necessary to learn about hacking in any form, unless you want to learn about *nix environments, but it's a good step to take towards understanding systems. Hacking for Dummies, Grey Hat Hacking, Hacking: The Art of Exploration, and anything from textfiles.com is a great place to check out for information on networking, security, and technology related subjects.

Why not just pack a keylogger into the USB key?

Sable's right here as well, universal payloads won't work, kernels are different, architecture, compilers, coding, it's just a crapshoot. Your best shot for something like that is to build a library full of different payloads designed for different systems, and compile it into a package that you can choose individual payloads from. Something like Metasploit is pretty close as far as a pre-compiled package. After that, you're almost on your own.

I was rather disappointed personally. But just because the game successfully utilizes some of my pet peeves in games. The HUD, for instance, pisses me off. The gaming is more Arcade-ish for me, the weapons were too skinny, the graphics were not as good, and the gameplay was more run-n-gun than tactics. That's just my opinion however, I only played the demo, because I didn't particularly want to purchase the game if it were anything like that. The original played on suspense in the form of expectation. You would come around a corner and see/hear something that made you piss yourself, but to me it seems like they focused more in mass. Turn EVERY corner and you see/hear something, it's annoying to me, I preferred the occasional scare, not the bulk scare. Not to mention the shooting experience, I also enjoy games like GoW, being able to run up to a guy and blow his body to pieces with a shotgun blast to the face is stupid, you should have died by the time you got there. But meh, I digress. For me, the demo didn't make the cut.

Start with Windows first. Linux distro's will detect NTFS, but Windows won't detect ext3/ext4/ext2, or whatever you decide. Set your partitions up first, NTFS, ext* [ext3 is what I've always gone with], swap, and if you decide to do a /boot, /home, or what have you, then install Windows to the NTFS partition, once it's done, install Linux. If you install Linux first, you'll have issues with the Windows bootloader. You can edit it the Windows bootloader with EasyBCD [Vista] or the boot.ini in XP. It's a pain in the crack, not worth it. When you install Linux second, Lilo/Grub will overwrite the Windows bootloader, and should automatically add the Windows partition into it's configuration file, so you shouldn't have to do any editing that route.

Running tools like those on the USBHacksaw from linux - No go. WINE is not Windows emulation software, it's Windows Compatibility Layer, a translator. You'd be better off booting from Knoppix, BT4, or what have you, copying the SAM file like Sablefoxx said, and other information you want. It wouldn't take much to design a bash file that grabbed the info you wanted, and copy it to a section on your *nix disc, or email it to yourself if you have time to run a dhcp script to get the network up. I wouldn't personally recommend a LiveUSB for a number of reasons, and especially not Ubuntu on one. Not everyone's BIOS are set to boot from USB (Or CD for that matter, but we're talking statistically). You want the most for your time, not playing with the BIOS for 5 minutes before you get your crap together. Ubuntu is a resource hog for these things, there's no point in running Gnome to copy files and information, use a terminal. Build a custom kernal, and custom scripts for the startup, you don't need SAMBA, Appletalk, and SSH starting up when you load a Live variant.

I personally don't agree with all-in-one products either. If you have the option, I highly suggest a UNIX(/Like) environment, ClamAV, and a custom firewall [iptables works nicely]. However, if you can't get into that, the best tools are not necessarily ones that look for everything, but analyze everything. One of my favorites, now discontinued, is the Sygate Person Firewall. Spyware Search&Destroy was good for my windows days as well. AVG is not so good for real time analyzations, it does an alright job scanning, but not my choice for catching something in real time. Make sure your software is up to date, delete what you don't need, manage your ports properly, and keep everything tight, and you should be fine. The percentage of desktop hacks are getting lower, aiming at more wireless based, and company based hacks. So keeping it tidy, and everything compact, should keep you out of the radar. Nod32 is great if you want to pay, but I personally don't feel like paying for software...

I am disappointed to see ndiswrapper out of their package set, it's something I use rather frequently.