Re: Gear

From: Peter Wood (peterw@firstbase.co.uk)
Date: Mon Aug 13 2007 - 03:47:16 EDT


Hi Peter

Here's my gear list for on site work (as far as I recall):

1. Test laptop
2. Spare laptop
3. 4-way mains extension lead with regular plug and plug for computer
room racks
4. Selection of Ethernet cables and couplers
5. Ethernet / Token Ring adapter (yes, there are still Token Ring
users out there!)
6. Mini hub
7. Cisco console cable
8. Cross-over cable
9. External USB hard drive containing rainbow tables
10. USB key for backups
11. DOS bootable USB key
12. Selection of bootable CDs (Ophcrack Live, PasswordChangerPro, NTFSreader)
13. DVD containing copy of all my source files
14. Windows 2000 CD (for rebuilds!)
15. Swiss Army cyber tool
16. Spare laptop hard drive
17. Kensington lock (to comply with client policy if laptop left on
site overnight)
18. Vodafone 3G card for Internet access if there's no wireless
19. Laptop mouse x2
20. Mini USB hub
21. Modem cable and adapters (just in case!)
22. Magic markers
23. Blank CDs
24. Wheelie bag to carry it all in!

cheers
Pete

At 19:32 11/08/2007 -0400, Peter Manis wrote:
>What do you carry with you when you are on the job? I watched a video
>from Iron Geek showing multiple laptops, PDAs, etc and I was curious
>what items you have found to be important when going on the job. In
>movies they show the glitz and glamor side of things with rollup
>keyboards and gadgets most people probably don't need, but do any of
>those things come in handy often enough to take them?
>
>At the risk of being laughed at have you heard of people going as far
>as bringing sonic ear type devices or similar surveillance devices to
>pull information that way?
>
>Please keep in mind I am very new to the world of pen testing so I
>really don't know what situations you can get into other than what I
>have heard, but I also heard the world was flat.
>
>PM
>
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