Introduction & Newbie Linux Question.

[wirespeed]

Hello,

Just thought I'd post an introduction, I registered as I will be starting the pen testing with backtrack training on Monday.

I have read the pre req's and I think I am well prepared, the network stuff shouldn't cause me any issues (I have CCIE R&S and Sec.) but my linux skills are only very basic. I can find my way around and do the day to day tasks but that's about it..

Anyway, I managed to get backtrack 3 installed as dual boot on my XP machine, got the wireless card going (an intel 3945 a/b/g) with the raw drivers etc, so it's going ok so far...

But... I have one very basic question.

I realise that I can run the tools I need from a shell and they are all working , I can also find the files in the relative directories under the /pentest directory.

So I am assuming that my install knows this from the path, but when I issue the echo $PATH command I can't the path to the pentest directory..

Are they referenced by symbolic links ? If so I can't find em..

OK, so here I am, and apologies for the very basic question but it has me going crazy...

Best

WS

[armedpilot]

The command "which" will tell you the actually path of the command that you want to execute. So, for example "which airodump-ng" will tell you "/usr/local/sbin/airodump-ng". You could then do a "ls -l /usr/local/sbin/airodump-ng" to ascertain whether it is a symbolic link. Having said this, chances are that there are no symbolic lnks to the /pentest directories. More likely, the directories "also" include the binaries, or they include things other than the binaries.

[wirespeed]

Thanks armedpilot,

That helped alot, now I am a tiny bit wiser ;-)

Best

WS