Setting up the Lab 1 (Vyatta) - Network Pentest

In this article, we are going to setup the lab for network pentesing using virtualization tool.

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Setting Up The Lab 

• We need a router for pentesting. So, here we are using virtual router provided by “Vyatta”. 
• Vyatta is totally software based and free community edition. 
• Refer this manual for more details: Vyatta-QuickStart_6.5R1_v01.pdf
  

Practical

Step 1: Download ISO

• Download the ISO file: vyatta-livecd_VC6.5R1_i386.iso 

Step 2: Create Virtual Environment on the Virtualbox

• Open virtualbox and click on new 

• Give values follows
• Name : Vyatta
• Type: Linux
• Version: Other Linux (32-bit)

• The recommended memory size is 256 MB.
  

• Select “Create a virtual hard disk now”
• Select “VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)”
• Select “Dynamically allocated”
• Select the size of the virtual hard disk: 8GB
• Now click on “create”

Successfully we have created the virtual environment for the vyatta router. 

 

Step 3: Installing Vyatta ISO on Virtual Environment

• Click on Vyatta’s machine and click on storage.

• Click on the disk icon and choose the downloaded ISO file and click “OK”.

• Click on start as shown in fig

• The machine will boot and asks for username (vyatta) and password (vyatta). After login we get Linux prompt as below

• Now install it on the virtual disk created earlier as follows
• $ install image
• Would you like to continue? {yes}
• Partition: Auto
• Install the image on? : sda
• Continue?: yes
• Click enter(give entire size)
• What would you like to name this image? : VC6.6R1
• Which one should I copy to sda? : /config/config.boot
• Now set the password for admin for vyatta. In my case “vyatta123”
• Which drive should GRUB modify the boot partition on?: sda

• Successfully installed on the virtual hard disk and reboot now

• Now goto storage and remove the ISO file as follow

• Start the machine and login with username (vyatta) and password (vyatta123).

 

Step 4: IP Address Configuration

• Show the configuration as follows
• $ show configuration
• Setting static IP address
• $ configure
• # set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.0.90/24
• # commit
• # save
• # show interfaces
• # exit
• $ poweroff

 

Step 5: Change Network Adapter

• Select the vyattas machine and click on network.
  

• Select the bridge adapter and choose your Network Interface Card (NIC).

• Boot the Vyatta machine and ping the vyatta machine from the kali linux machine.

• $ ping 192.168.0.90   (Kali Linux)

Step 6: SSH Configuration

• Setting SSH in Vyatta
• $ configure
• # set service ssh
• # commit
• # save

• Connect to Vyatta SSH from Kali Linux
• $ ssh vyatta@192.168.0.90  (Kali Linux)
• Enter the password (vyatta123)
• $ whoami
• Successfully logged into Vyatta machine in Kali Linux using SSH service.

 

Successfully the lab setting up is completed, next we will perform pentest on this router.

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