Backtrack or Auditor on D820?

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Howdy,  Has anyone run Backtrack, Auditor or other self booting Slac/Debian/Knoppix/Linux on their d820?  I'm a penetration tester and use both these programs and want to make sure they run before I purchase another laptop.  They ran on the d620 (except wifi, not a Dell problem) but like to check with users before plunking down another chunk of change.  Thanks

cmspaz · Answer

It should run on anything, technically. And there's no hardware on that machine that'll be an issue, so I'd say it'll work.

And for wireless, get the intel card (a/b/g option). Your wireless will work without having to fiddle with anything.

theNURSE · Answer

Thanks for your quick reply.  Always get fast, correct answers from the LINUX crowd.  You the Killer Penguin!

McNutty · Answer

Also, note that BackTrack 2.0 Final was released and BackTrack has fully replaced the Auditor distro as the projects were combined ;)

theNURSE · Answer

True BT has tons of better reasons to use it especially since 2  is out, but Auditor is like an old pair of jeans to me.  Thanks for the great responses,  Any attending NetSec, BlackHat or Defcon, track me down and I'll buy the first beverage for this great help.   Thanks to a real community group!

Constable · Answer

Beware that the intel wireless chipset doesn't support packet re-injection - if you need that kind of thing.

theNURSE · Answer

Thanks for the xtra tip!  I always have a Prism in the case for injecting.  Was hoping BT would sense the Intel, then I can use the Prism for forwarding in a capture and pass throught configuration.    Thanks again for the tip!

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Backtrack or Auditor on D820?

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