Step-by-step guide to installing Untangle NG Firewall on VMware. Covers VM creation with dual NICs, ISO installation, network interface configuration, and post-install testing.
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Creating your own Crypto
How to create and launch your own SPL token on the Solana blockchain using a Linux machine and the Solana CLI. Covers wallet setup, token creation, minting, and adding metadata.
Setting up a new Cisco switch
Quick reference guide for initial Cisco switch setup via CLI. Covers enable mode, IP addressing on VLAN 1, VTY password configuration, and enabling SSH access.
Set up a SSH server on a Cisco switch
How to configure an SSH server on a Cisco switch. Covers domain name setup, RSA key generation, local user authentication, and locking down VTY lines to SSH only.
Twint – Twitter Recon tool
How to use Twint, an advanced Twitter scraping tool, to collect tweets, user timelines, followers, and OSINT data from Twitter without using the official API.
Mining Monero XMR with Raspberry PI (Any LINUX will work)
How to mine Monero (XMR) on a Raspberry Pi or any 64-bit Linux system using XMRig. Covers OS setup, miner installation, pool configuration, and optimizing performance.
Connecting Raspberry PI to WIFI
How to connect a Raspberry Pi to a WiFi network via the terminal. Covers scanning for networks, configuring wpa_supplicant, and verifying the connection.
Cracking WEP Wifi Passwords
How to crack WEP WiFi passwords using Kali Linux tools. Step-by-step guide using airodump-ng, besside-ng, and aircrack-ng to capture and decrypt WEP-encrypted network traffic.
Starting Metasploit For The First Time on Kali Linux
How to set up Metasploit Framework for the first time on Kali Linux. Covers starting PostgreSQL, initializing the Metasploit database, and confirming a working msfconsole connection.
Mounting a USB on Linux machine
How to mount and unmount a USB drive on a Linux machine using the command line. Covers finding the device name with fdisk, creating a mount point, mounting, verifying, and setting up a permanent mount.