Installation guide

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Local Area Security Linux
This is a valuable tool chest of network auditing and forensics applications that can be run from CD without
needing to install anything. You simply boot your computer from this CD. You can also install it on a USB
key instead of a CD, and boot from the USB key if your BIOS supports it. Those familiar with Linux will not
be surprised that this 200MB system also doubles up as emergency router and stateful packet inspecting
firewall. (All it needs is a computer able to boot from either CD or USB port, two network cards, and a few
minutes to boot and configure.)
Phlak
Another self-booting CD with a huge number of security related tools, including those needed to test your
firewall. If you already have basic networking knowledge, try it out. Although it is based on Linux, it comes
with a variety of MS Windows related applications and tools. However, most of the
networking security related applications that come with PHLAK are independent of the system and
platforms you use.
Most of the tools below will run only on Unix like computers. However, if there are only Windows computers
in your practice, a reasonably small download will provide you with everything you need to install a quite
sophisticated auditing system on any spare computer within minutes.