[Openvas-discuss] live CD has no networking

[Andrew Z]

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Geoff Galitz <geoff at galitz.org> wrote:
> Ifconfig should be installed on the LiveCD, make sure you are calling it
> with the correct path as “/sbin/ifconfig.”  It may be that there is no
> driver for your particular ethernet device.  If by “new” you mean released
> within the past year, this could very well be the cause.

Yes, ifconfig is installed, and it seems to be a driver issue.  If the
Live CD cannot be updated, maybe it is worth noting the date on the
download page or pointing users to Backtrack?

> I’d recommend using the OVF in VirtualBox or VMWare rather than the LiveCD
> in this case.  If Centos 6 supports your laptop and it’s devices then
> Richard’s advice is good, too.

I tried the Backtrack 5 R1 Live DVD.  The networking works well, I can
sync NVTs, and the OpenVAS services do not show obvious errors when
starting (?).  However, it is giving me some of the issues I had on
Fedora 16:

1. I created a user, but the web interface gives me "invalid login."

2. The desktop application freezes before I can type in the hostname
and password.

I haven't yet had much time yet to spend on these, and I need to
download and run the openvas check setup script.


Andrew