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Pentest from Bash Commands
netstat -tulpn
Show Linux network ports with process ID's (PIDs)
watch ss -stplu
Watch TCP, UDP open ports in real time with socket summary.
lsof -i
Show established connections.
macchanger -m MACADDR INTR
Change MAC address on KALI Linux.
ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.1/24
Set IP address in Linux.
ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.2.3/24
Add IP address to existing network interface in Linux.
ifconfig eth0 hw ether MACADDR
Change MAC address in Linux using ifconfig.
ifconfig eth0 mtu 1500
Change MTU size Linux using ifconfig, change 1500 to your desired MTU.
dig -x 192.168.1.1
Dig reverse lookup on an IP address.
host 192.168.1.1
Reverse lookup on an IP address, in case dig is not installed.
dig @192.168.2.2 domain.com -t AXFR
Perform a DNS zone transfer using dig.
host -l domain.com nameserver
Perform a DNS zone transfer using host.
nbtstat -A x.x.x.x
Get hostname for IP address.
ip addr add 192.168.2.22/24 dev eth0
Adds a hidden IP address to Linux, does not show up when performing an ifconfig.
tcpkill -9 host google.com
Blocks access to google.com from the host machine.
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Enables IP forwarding, turns Linux box into a router - handy for routing traffic through a box.
echo "8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf
Use Google DNS.
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