Re: Building a 'security consultant' laptop

["Paris Stone" <paris () rabidalligator com>]

I wouldn't put a 'pen tester' and a 'forensics' on one box.  I would instead have
two separate boxes(at least separate hard drives to swap out).

mr_polanco () hotmail com wrote:
> I wanted your input on how should I go about setting up a laptop that will
> be used for security testing purposes (penetration testing, forensics,
> etc). Also planning to add a pcmcia wireless card (any recommended?
>
> This is the
> laptop:http://www.dell.com/us/en/bsd/products/model_inspn_inspn_1100.htm
>
> I'm planning to dual boot Red Hat 9.0 and Windows 2k, along with
> installing the usual tools like Ethereal, nmap, tcpdump, etc.
>
> What else should I add?  Are these the recomended OS, or would you put
> something else instead? In other words, if you were to walk into a company
> for a consulting job, what would you want to have on this laptop?
>
> Thanks to all!
>
>
>
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