First Check recognised HW: # dmesg|grep eth jme: JMicron JMC2XX ethernet driver version 1.0.4 eth0: registered as PCnet/PCI II 79C970A eth1: registered as PCnet/PCI II 79C970A eth2: registered as PCnet/PCI II 79C970A Option 1 – The manual way: Static IP assignment and nework configuration: a) Sets your IP address # ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.123 b) Set …

NOTE: For this to work you obviously need network connectivity first! this is explained here Ok guys, finally this is the definitive guide from the Backtrack guys themselves (source): Update Back|Track Linux: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade Update Metasploit: cd /pentest/exploits/framework3 && svn update Update the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET): cd /pentest/exploits/SET && …

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