jman25

Thats a valid point, and I probably won't end up installing the BT4 tools in ubuntu. I already have pretty much everything I need from Shonen's post and I will probably continue to installs apps as I find necessary. I will probably just re-watch some of Darren's Black-hat segments to make sure that I have all the tools necessary.

I haven't yet done so, but was planning on it. What don't you like about the idea of Backtrack tools in Ubuntu Oh, and by the way, I went a head and installed the Ubuntu Netbook Remix distro, and it works perfectly. Thanks for the recommendation gcninja.

Yeah, I am switching for UNR like suggested, and it works perfectly. Also, thanks for that link, I will give it a try, cause you can never have to many tools right.

hey, I appreciate the feedback, and thats a good point, I hadn't even thought about that. Thats exactly why I posted this here, to cover everything.

Wow, I wish I had seen your post before the install, I guess I shouldn't have doubted you. Hahaha I'll give it a try

Hey, I went a head and installed ubuntu on my netbook, and everything seems to be working fine, except for the most important part... The wifi card which sucks cause I can't do any wifi sniffing or injecting. So any advice on drivers to install or how to reconfig the card for my Linux half.

Ok, I'll have to check it out, thanks

Ok, thanks for the advice, its good to know. I will make sure to keep that in mind when I install it. Anyone else feel free to post the spefific methods (apt-get) that you find best for all these installs.

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for, I will start loading it all up and let you know how it goes. Thanks again to all posters, its a great help, and feel free to suggest or discuss more, I'd love to here it.

Ok, thanks for your advice, I will probably dual boot so I can keep winXp, cause unfortunately the truth is that there are things that are easier/only possible in WinXp, but I prefer to work in Linux (esp. Ubuntu). I also was looking for some suggestions on which tools I should use. I know a couple but I was looking to make a list of all of your favorites that you use most regularly and for which purpose specifically you use them (Arp Cache Poisoning, Sniffing, Hash cracks, rainbow tables, etc.) , I will probably throw together a list of all the tools they use on the show. Thanks :-)

OK, do you have any suggestions on which Distro I should use, I like Ubuntu. I also want to know which method I should use to install linux... Whole comp. vs partion vs virtbox vs USB bootable because it came with win Xp installed. thanks :-)

Hey, I appologize if this question has already been asked, but all I saw were post about which netbook is the "best". I want advice on which way to config my new netbook for hacking... what OS I should run, and which tools i should use for sniffing/arp cache poisoning and rainbow cracks. so like win xp with cain and able vs, ubuntu with ____ vs backtrack... I'd also like to know what Darren exact config is if possible. Thank you, and if this has already been answered plz tell me where. netbook specs... Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter -- Atheros AR8132 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller 150GB, 1GB RAM (prob gonna upgrade to 2)

nvm i just found an old thread that is extremely helpful. http://hak5.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=913

Hello to all, I am new to Hak.5 and I am loving it. I have always love technology, coding, and software dev. I am a Self motivated learner, with only the slightest bit of knowledge (and a small knowledge of C++). I wanted to know if anybody had any suggestion on where I should start. (Books? eBooks? Vids? Blogs?). I appreciate all advice, thank you for your time. Jman25