Many popular operating systems, such as FreeBSD and Ubuntu, are available for download in the form of an image, that can be downloaded from the homepage or local FTP mirror. The image can be used to prepare an installation medium, such as a compact disc (CD) or USB stick, from which the operating system can [...]

In this example, we will import data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet into a MySQL database on a FreeBSD operating system, that is configured for the ISO 8859-1 character set.
We use Open Office Calc to open the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, remove unwanted columns and rows – and make sure, the data looks fine. We also [...]

The information in WHOIS should be correct. We recommend a command line interface client for this, such as whois for FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
The root name servers should know, which name servers, that are authoritative for the domain. The name servers should resolve the domain based on the same zone version. If the [...]

BackTrack is the highest rated and acclaimed Linux security distribution to date. BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal, that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment, dedicated to hacking.
In this example, we will create a bootable live version of BackTrack on an USB key, [...]

In this example, we will configure a computer, that is running a live boot BackTrack Linux operating system, manually for internet access.
We bring the network interface eth0 up. We assign the static internet protocol (IP) address 192.168.1.120 to it. We create a default route to the local router 192.168.1.1. This router is connected to the [...]