How to use nping to send a custom ICMP packet payload and see it in Wireshark.

Sending network packets is commonplace on any network, but did you know that a custom packet may be crafted to send a message over a network, hiding the text in a SYN packet? This is how to do this easily using the Nmap package on Linux. Nmap comes with a nice utility called nping, this … Read more

SUSE Studio. Build a customized SUSE distribution with a web interface.

The SUSE distribution has a powerful tool for building a custom Linux distribution. SUSE Studio. This website allows you to create a Linux distribution with custom artwork and using whatever software you choose to deploy in the image. I have used this to build a live DVD ISO with the fglrx drivers slip-streamed into the … Read more