Should have mentioned what I already use for security toolset base: Kali and Security Onion ...
***Stefan Mititelu http://twitter.com/netfortius http://www.linkedin.com/in/netfortius On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Michael Shuler <mich...@pbandjelly.org>wrote: > On 08/22/2013 12:06 PM, Stefan wrote: > > I've been toying with Live distros (CD, then USB) for many years, in > > support of security toolsets, to which I kept adding my own stuff, or > > customizing existing components. > > > > I am now trying to "build" a network toolset LiveCD/USB, but this time > with > > a completely different purpose: I would like to put it in the hands of > all > > remote offices we have on our network, and use it to have local systems > > boot out of it, and help us then run troubleshooting tools, from the > > central office, by SSH/X-ing into the remote live system (e.g. iperf, > > hping3, httping, tcping, mtr, tcpdump, voip tools, some "thin" > > clients/apps, synthetic transactions scripted to run at diff time > > intervals, and report back to us the "health" seen form the remotes, > etc.). > > Has anybody used a "base" network tools Live CD/USB that they would > > recommend, having used as "basis" for such a "network probe" > functionality? > > http://www.kali.org/ - it is completely customizable, as well. > > -- > Kind regards, > Michael > >