Hak5

Hosted by Darren Kitchen and Shannon Morse. New episodes Tuesdays.

Put together by a band of IT ninjas, security professionals and hardcore gamers, Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. We take on hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Then we wrap it all up with a... Read More

Create a BackTrack 4 Persistent USB Drive and a ZipIt Userland Image for the Average User

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 – running time 39:10

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Darren is playing with the latest version of BackTrack linux, setting up a persistant USB boot drive that'll keep your files and settings consistent after a restart. Shannon is back at the ZipIt checking out the "Average User" userland image and connecting to WPA protected wireless networks.

Create a BackTrack 4 Persistent USB Drive

BackTrack is widely considered the complete hacker boot disc. Born out of WHAX this security sharp linux distro has been years in the making, and finally version 4 final is out.

One of the best ways to experience BackTrack 4 (BT4) is by creating a USB boot drive. Simply download the ISO and "burn" it to a USB drive with a tool like unetbootin.

BackTrack even offers a VMDK if you're interested in playing around in VMware or VirtualBox.

In this episode Darren guides you through partitioning, formatting and installing BackTrack 4 to a USB drive and configuring persistence.

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A ZipIt Userland Image for the Average User

How to Connect Your Zipit Z2 to an Encrypted WPA Network With Aliosaís OS


-Turn on the wireless radio by opening the termina and issuing "ifconfig eth1 up"

- Create a WPA supplicant configuration file for your router and password by issuing "Wpa_passphrase youraccesspoint yourpassphrase > nameoffile.wpa"

- Connect to the WPA network using the configuration file you just created with "Wpa_supplicant ñDwext ñi eth1 ñc nameoffile.wpa ñB"

- Get an IP address from your routerís DHCP by typing "Dhclient eth1".

Installing RootNexusís Average User Userland Image

- Plug in your miniSD

- Open PhysDiscWrite GUI

- Right-click miniSD, choose Oofnen, choose Image Laden

- Choose the average user image file

- Click yes, and wait 10 minutes

- Eject your miniSD safely and restart your Zipit Z2 with the miniSD card in it

- Zipit Z2 "Average User" userland image: Zipit.rootnexus.org

- Getting WPA to work: ChristopherKois.com

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Show Title:
Hak5
Description:
Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 7, 2008
Episodes:
330
Credits
Shannon Morse (Host)
Darren Kitchen (Host)