W1R3S Machine Penetration Testing

Download and Setup Download link: https://download.vulnhub.com/w1r3s/w1r3s.v1.0.1.zip Set the target machine to NAT mode so it shares the same subnet as the attacker (Kali). Kali IP: 192.168.88.133 Penetration Methodology 1. Information Gathering Host Discovery Scan the /24 subnet to find live hosts. We start with the same subnet; cross‑subnet ...

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026 20:33:45 +0000 by Avimander

Java FTP Client Utility with Commons-Net

This article presents a Java utility class for interacting with FTP servers, leveraging the Apache Commons-Net library. It covers esential operations such as connecting, uploading, downloading, and deleting files. A common challenge when working with FTP is handling remote directory creation, as there isn't a direct API to check for directory e ...

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026 22:57:51 +0000 by mmosel

Setting Static IP and Deploying FTP on Ubuntu 22.04

To establish reliable network connectivity and enable file transfers on an Ubuntu 22.04 server, configuring a static IP address and deploying a secure FTP service are foundational steps. This guide walks through both procedures using modern, declarative configuration methods and industry-standard tools. Assigning a Static IP Address Ubuntu 22.0 ...

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026 10:20:44 +0000 by jeff_lawik

Configuring YUM Repositories and NFS Shared Storage on Linux

Configuring Local and Remote YUM Repositories Setting Up a Local Repository Using File Access Create a repository definition file pointing to a ISO mount point: cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ cat > local-repo.repo <<EOF [local-repo] name=Local Repository baseurl=file:///iso_mount enabled=1 gpgcheck=0 EOF mkdir -p /iso_mount mount /dev/cdrom /is ...

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 12:57:35 +0000 by Helljumper

Setting Up vsftpd on Ubuntu for Browser Access and FileZilla Uploads

Installation Update the package repository and install vsftpd: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vsftpd After installation, vsftpd creates an ftp system user by default. Set a password for this account: sudo passwd ftp The default home directory for this user is /srv/ftp. Basic Configuration Edit the vsftpd configuration file: sudo nan ...

Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026 00:14:51 +0000 by newdles

Installing and Configuring vsftpd FTP Server on CentOS 7

Overview vsftpd (Very Secure FTP Daemon) is a lightweight, secure FTP server software for UNIX-like operating systems including Linux, BSD, Solaris, and HP-UNIX. Its free and open-source, offering excellent security features, bandwidth control, virtual user support, IPv6 compatibility, and high transfer rates. Key Features Runs with reduced sy ...

Posted on Thu, 07 May 2026 22:00:16 +0000 by RHolm