AJ McLennan

Our Network.

Goals for First Quarter

1. Set up a small network
   1. Install Server OS.
   2. Set up Mail Server.
   3. Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
   4. Set up firewall.

1. Experiment with Network Security.
   1. Research packet sniffing.
   2. Install talk, or some other commutation means.
   3. Find and install a program to sniff packets.
   4. Successfully intercept a packet.
   5. Try to reverse a password hash.
   6. Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

First Quarter Goal Completion

1. Setting up our Network
   1. I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
   2. While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
   3. We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
   4. We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

1. Experimenting with Network Security
   1. We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
   2. We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
   3. We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
   4. We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
   5. Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
   6. We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

Goals for Second Quarter

1. Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
2. Build Magnetic strip reader.
3. Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
4. Learn to Program Magnetic strips
5. Research the code for metro cards.
6. Put money on metro cards
7. ???
8. Profit!