Netwox – The Network Toolbox

I don’t think it’s possible to have too many network security toolkits. Netwox is probably not as common some of the other toolsets included in some security-oriented live CD distros. However, it can certainly hold its own when it comes to capability and flexibility.

Netwox stands for the Network Toolbox and the software includes over 222 different tools/functions that it can perform to help you do whatever it is you want to do on a network. This includes everything from spoofing arp packets, to becoming a telnet server, to running port scans and sniffing traffic.

Even though some of the “tools” aren’t done with efficiency in mind, they get the job done just fine. And with so many features to play with, it can be fun just to try out all the switches.

Netwox can be downloaded here.

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