From: Seth Fogie (seth@fogieonline.com)
Date: Sun Apr 29 2007 - 21:23:10 EDT
I would like to provide a few comments on this...
From a wireless perspective, many of the wireless tools included with
BackTrack2 require a bit of tweaking to get working (airoscript [font
issues]/wicrawl [dhcpcd vs dhclient]/airpwn [lorcon needs installed -
included in airpwn folder - but those drivers are older and some
function no longer valid for other programs]/hostap [rmmod-modprod
issues]). In other words, wifisec from BT2 is not your new users best
solution. However, I would say that BT2 + Auditor as LiveCD's are top
notch...nothing better. BT2 itself installed on the HD rocks because you
can update/tweak it all once and be done - including the missing nessus
component and all the aforementioned issues.
However, if we exclude 802.11...then my vote is for BT2. It is all
around the best LiveCD out there - and I would take this moment to
suggest supporting the project :)
Troy Robinson wrote:
>Hi list,
>
>I've had some experience with this of late so will throw in my 2cents.
>
>First I'd like to include that Back|Track2 is awesome for Pen Testing, a
>great range of tools, hardware support and ease of usability that I've never
>seen in any other Live Security distros.
>
>I've tried 4 different wireless cards on Back|Track2 with varying levels of
>success.
>
>Intel IPW3945ABG
>Works fine, you need to manually load the driver each time if booting from
>the CD which can be annoying. Doesn't support Packet Injection for WEP
>cracking, but otherwise alright to use.
>
>D-Link DWL-G650
>A great card, utilizes the madwifi driver built into Back|Track2, cheap
>card, supports packet injection. Only draw back is the range. Recommended
>for the price conscious. Around $80 AUD
>
>Cisco Aironet 350
>Natively supported, recommended firmware 4.25.30 for dealing with WEP
>decryption. From my understanding does not support Packet Injection. Nice
>card however, 2 x MMCX connectors available for external aerials. Nice
>sensitivity.
>
>UbiQuiti SRC Range Max
>Without a doubt the best card available IMHO. A massive 300mW power, comes
>with 2 x MMCX connectors and now shipping standard with a 5dB aerial. Can
>support OMNI and Directional at the same time. Uses the madwifi driver,
>supports packet injection. Support for ABG networks. Great sensitivity.
>Only draw back is the price, I managed to locate one for $220 AUD. If you
>don't mind the money, then this is the only choice.
>
>Offensive Security has a page for the full list.
>http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless
>
>Troy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-williams@nyc.rr.com [mailto:s-williams@nyc.rr.com]
>Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2007 11:13 PM
>To: Eagle Fire; listbounce@securityfocus.com; pen-test@securityfocus.com
>Subject: Re: Can we say Back|Track best CD for a Penetration Test
>
> I have used both before and found them to be good. I had an old Orinoco
>Gold classic card 802.11. b that I usedto test with. I amd looking for a
>few more cards that has good support for most pentesting wifi tools, can
>someone sugest a few that the use.
>"A wise man ask questions, a fool is afraid of knowledge"
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eagle Fire <tlecuauhtli@googlemail.com>
>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:46:29
>To:pen-test@securityfocus.com
>Subject: Re: Can we say Back|Track best CD for a Penetration Test
>
> For Wireless stuff Backtrack is quite well. I also used Knoppix
>S-T-D, it was good but the it had very little support to wireless
>card, it was also based on kernel 2.4. I do not really know if there
>is a newer version, but it was good if you did not require wireless.
>
> I agree that this distros are like a box of tools. You can have
>many of them and use them as you need.
>
>-tlec
>
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