Kali Linux

BackTrack Linux development has been halted already to give way to a new Security Distro – Kali Linux. This is from the creators of BackTrack and a project of Offensive Security. A full-fledged operating system adhering completely to Debian Development.

Kali Linux can be installed on an ARM Architecture and even to Galaxy Note 10.1

http://www.kali.org/

On this guide, I have tested Kali Linux using Vmware Workstation. So far the installation was a breeze.

Various tools included in Kali Linux

Aircrack-ng
Burpsuite
Hydra
John
Maltego
Metasploit Framework
Nmap
SQLmap
Wireshark
Zaproxy

Step by Step Guide in testing Kali Linux

Vmware Workstation

1. Create a new Virtual Machine

2. Mount the Kali Linux ISO

3. Move your cursor to install. Press Enter

4. Select the language: English

5. Specify your Location

6. Specify the Keyboard Layout. American English

7. Specify the hostname.

8. Define the domain name.

9. Define the Root Password

10. Re enter the password

11. Define the applicable timezone

12. For partition disks, click Guided – Entire Disk

13. Select the Partition

14. Click All files in one partition (recommended for new users)

15. Click Finish partitioning and write changes to disk.

16. Write the changes to disks > Yes

17. Installation starts

18. Click No

 

19. Click Yes to install the GRUB loader to the master boot record.

20. Click Continue

21. And we are done.

To install the VMWARE tools, mount the VMWARE tools  / Extract vmware-tools-distrib and install like the usual.

./vmware-install.pl

After installing the  vmware tools, you need to reboot / log off – log in for the graphics to take effect.

Enjoy~

Raspberry Pi and Citrix

Out of curiosity I have tried doing the Raspberry Pi and Citrix. There are a lot of guide out there on how to achieve this.

Just to start, you need to use Debian Wheezy.

Source:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

Since you can only install the Citrix Receiver on this Operating System.

Below is the network diagram of my Lab. By the way, I have used Citrix Xen App 6.5 for this.

Here are the results:

Here is my “Raspberry Pi” setup. I have installed Ice Weasel and Citrix Receiver on a Debian Wheezy.

Tried to connect it to a test Citrix Web Interface which I was working on for the past couple of days.

Launching Microsoft Office 2010

It worked!

As far as I have tried it, the entire experience is kinda slow for an average user. Still looking into how to adjust the performance for this to a more acceptable speed.

Enjoy~

Raspberry Pi–Hardware

Logo was taken from the Raspberry pi official website.

Raspberry pi is a credit-card size computer. You can use it to create your own Media Streamer, Arcade Machine, tablet, internet radio, use for robots, and more. It can also be used in tandem with an arduino and other shields to extend its functionality.

You can even use it to learn Python.

All you need is to plug in the HDMI to your TV, connect a USB keyboard and mouse, plug in the micro usb charger then you are good to go! The storage is a SD Card (2GB to SDHC 32 GB). You can also connect the Raspberry Pi to the network via RJ45 and even utilize an analog audio and RCA video.

The Raspberry Pi Model B.

Raspberry Pi on a Clear Raspberry Pi Enclosure.

Technical Information:

• System on Chip: Broadcom BCM 2835
• ARM1176JZFS running at 700 Mhz and a Videocore IV GPU

For more information, here is the official link for Raspberry Pi.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

You can get the Raspberry Pi board for 45 SGD from Element 14 (http://sg.element14.com) or RS Components (singapore.rs-online.com). This does not include the casing, cables, sd card and other components.

Here are the breakdown of the components which you will need. You can find all required components from either the two of the sites above.

Components
Micro USB Charger (5V – 700mA)
Micro USB Cable (if needed)
SD Card	2 GB up to 32 GB
Card Reader
HDMI Cable
Compatible Mouse and Keyboard
Powered USB	Required for High Powered USB Devices such as Wireless USB Dongle
Network Cable	RJ 45 Network cable
Casing	Optional

You can also find Verified Peripherals from this URL:

http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Working_SD_Cards

Raspberry Pi Quick Start Guide

http://www.raspberrypi.org/quick-start-guide

Operating System for Raspberry Pi:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

• Raspbian “Wheezy” – ARMF – Hardfloat
• Debian Wheezy – ARMEL – Softfloat
• Arc Linux ARM
• RISC OS

Personally, I am currently testing some of the projects from the internet for this board. Tried Raspbian Wheezy and Debian Wheezy.

Will add more soon!

Have fun!

Home Laboratory guide

This is my home laboratory network. This guide is for starters who needs some idea on how to start their laboratory.

I have two machines, (Heimdall and Fenrir). Both of them are running on Windows 7 and has Vmware Workstation 9 on it.

If you can notice, Heimdall connects to the internet via wireless on our home router (192.168.0.1). This happened because the wireless router is placed on another room.

Fenrir is a desktop and has no wireless network. A gigabit switch connects both Heimdall and Fenrir.

I have deployed a Virtual Router (FreeSCO) that provides routes from 192.168.0.1 (our home network) and 192.168.1.1 (laboratory network). Used this configuration to test FreeSCO and to provide the internet connection to my laboratory.

Virtual machines will be on 192.168.1.x /24 network and will use 192.168.1.1 as their gateway.

Heimdall is my ROG machine and Fenrir is the esxi whitebox. I have removed ESXI for now and will do a nested esxi later.

Here are the specs for both machines:

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Future plans is to get a NAS and eventually another machine.

More to come,

Vmware Technology Day Online Resources:

Vmware Technology Day Online Resources:

A Datacenter virtualization deep-dive on several Vmware technologies.

Video:

• Welcome and Keynote
• Creating Virtual Infrastructure Machines
• Allocating Compute Resources to Business Functions
• Virtual Infrastructure Machine Migration
• Workload Balancing in the Virtual Infrastructure
• Virtual DataCenter Monitoring and Management
• High Availability and Fault Tolerance
• Extending vSphere

Resource Guide:

• Vsphere 5 Overview – Lab Guide
• VSphere 5 Overview – Student Guide
• Certification Roadmap

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Vmware Forum 2012

Vmware will be providing a full day event that will tackle how Vmware can address virtualization and provide cloud infrastructure to an organization.

Link:

http://forum.vmware.com/2012/index.cfm?action=home

Schedules:

http://info.vmware.com/content/virtualizationforum_WW

*Image from Vmware Forum 2012 Website.

Hardware

Today, I will be providing the hardware specs of my machines so anyone will have an idea if you want to start building one.

I have two machines doing all my biddings: a Laptop and Desktop.

Laptop

Asus ROG G73SX

Windows 7 Ultimate Edition / Vmware Workstation 9

Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.0 Ghz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical Processors

RAM: 16 GB

Drive: 2x 500 GB

My gaming Rig. For multipurpose use!

Desktop

ESXI 5.0 Whitebox

Processor: AMD FX-8120

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 Pro

RAM: 2x G-Skill ARES 1600 Mhz 16GB (8GB x 2)

Harddisk: WD 1 TB Caviar Blue

Casing: Thermaltake V3 Black X Edition

Power Supply:  Cooler Master GX550W

Keyboard: Microsoft Wired Desktop 600

Video Card: Palit GT620 1 GB DDR3

 

I will emphasize to use a USB Keyboard for your ESXI. The board I have  can handle 2 Video Card. Installed via USB and so far everything is working fine. IOMMU is supported and this Desktop has 8 cores. Both Desktop and Laptop has Gigabit NIC. So, don’t forget to add up a Gigabit Switch.

In the future, I will be adding additional RAM and HDD on the Desktop to configure RAID. Will also add additional NIC, a NAS and eventually get another so I can test Live Migration and High Availability.

Cheers!

Windows Server 2012: Hyper-V Storage Migration

On this guide, we will be testing the Storage Migration feature of the new Windows Server 2012 – Hyper-V

There are a lot of new features and improvements for the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2012.

Full features can be found on this link.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831410.aspx

Source: Microsoft Technet

This features move the Virtual disks to a different physical storage while the Virtual Machine remains running.

Lets Start.

On this guide, I have created a Windows 8 Virtual Machine. To test if there will be a downtime on the VM, I will be running a video and continuous ping to the internet.

The Windows 8 Virtual Machine is located on Drive C:\

An iSCSI drive is attached to on Drive E:\

Our goal is to move the entire Windows 8 VM to E:\

Here is the screenshot of the Windows 8 while running a movie.

 

1. Go back to the HyperV Manager, Right Click on the Windows 8 Machine then Click Move.

 

2. The Move Wizard will launch. Click Next

 

3. We will now choose the option, Move the virtual Machine’s Storage since our objective is to move it to the shared storage (drive e). Click Next

4. We will choose the “Move all of the virtual Machine’s data to a single location. Click Next. This option will move the Configuration and Virtual Harddisk.

 

5. Specify the new location of the Virtual Machine.

E:\Client2\

Click Next

6. Now we are ready for the move. Finalize if all are correct the hit Finish

 

As you can see on both screenshots, the VM is being transferred even if it is still up and running.

 

After moving, we will confirm by checking the Snapshot File Location, Virtual Disk location and checking Drive E:\

 

Also checked E:\

And we are done. We have confirmed that the Windows 8 VM was transferred to the iSCSI drive without turning it off.

Cheers!

Windows Server 2012: ISCSI

On this guide, we will attached a network storage to our Server using iSCSI initiator.

1. Open the Server Manager > Tools > iSCSI Initiator

2. A dialog will pop up that is requesting to enable the Microsoft iSCSI Service. Click Yes.

3. On the Target Tab of the iSCSI Intiator, type in the Network Storage and Click Quick Connect.

I have configured OpenFiler with an iSCSI Target attached to a 200 GB Disk Space (storage1.virtuallab.local).

4. A prompt will indicate if we can successfully connect to the Network Storage.

5. On the Volumes and Devices Tab, we need to Click Auto Configure to list all the Volumes / Mount Points from Storage1. Click Ok

6. We are now going to Initialize the iSCSI Disk. Click the File and Storage Services.

7. Click on Disks. You will see the iSCSI with an Offline status.

8. Right Click on the iSCSI then Click Bring Online

9. Right Click again and Click Initialize.

10. Click Yes. This will erase all the data on the disk and initializes it.

11. After initialization, Right Click on the iSCSI which now has an Online Status. Click New Volume.

12. This will launch the New Volume Wizard. Click Next

13. Choose the Disk. Click Next

14. Define the Volume Size. Click Next

15.Assign the Drive Letter, Click Next

16. Define the File System, Allocate unit size and Volume Label. Click Next

17. Click Create.

And we are all done! Open the Windows Explorer to see the newly created iSCSI Drive.

Cheers!

Windows Server 2012: Changing Network Settings

This is a small guide on how to change the network settings on Windows Server 2012.

Hover your mouse pointer to the lower right corner of the screen.

Click on Settings

Click Control Panel

Click on Network and Internet

Click on View Network Status and Tasks

Click Change Adapter Settings

Right Click on the Network you want to change. Click Properties

Since we are going to change the IP Address for the IP4. Click Internet Protocol Version 4, Click Properties

Change the necessary information then Click Ok

There are a lot of ways to change the IP Address in Windows 2012. I have chosen this method to give a feel on how we will navigate on this operating system.

Enjoy and Cheers!