Setting IP on Linux - Ubuntu

Setting IP on Linux there are two, namely a temporary (On the fly), and which is permanent. On the fly means is that if we restart the computer before the settings will be lost / returned to the initial setting. while the permanent is when the computer is restarted then the Ip settings will not be lost.

to set the IP on the eth0 interface with IP 192.168.10.1 temporary way is:
entered the terminal, then run the command

sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.10.1

while for a permanent way:
entered the terminal, then run the command

sudo gedit / etc / network / interfaces

Configuring Autoscan in Backtrack 5

What is Autoscan?

In short Autoscan is a network discovering and managing application. It's main purpose being to quickly identify connected machines/equipment in a network environment.

• Let's quickly configure autoscan in Backtrack5, you can find it using the menu in:

BackTrack -> Information Gathering -> Network Analysis -> Network Scanners -> autoscan