home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Here is a beginning exercise you may want to try for yourself.
- It may help break the ice, especially if you are interested in
- becoming more aware of your computer and can't buy any books or
- whatever.
- 1. Defragment your hard drive
- 2. Use Partition Magic to make a couple of new drives
- 3. Install Serv-u and configure it on a new partition.
- make an account for yourself that gives you all options
- (delete, make directories, access all drives, etc.)
- 4. Make sure you have all logging options checked and a log file
- designated.
- 5. Install WS_FTP and start it up
- 6. Divide your screen so you have WS_FTP on the top and the
- running version of Serv-u on the bottom
- 7. Now connect to your FTP site (the address is right there in status
- window of Serev-u)
- 8. Using WS_FTP make some directories, delete some files, move files
- from the "remote" side to the "local" side
- 9. You have total access so transfer the files from your Serv-u
- directory to your "dummy" directory.
- 10. Shut it all down and read your logs of what you just did.
- All the Unix commands and replies are listed for you to study
- while they are fresh in your mind. It should help you to better
- picture what is going on. Now do it again as an anonymous user
- with limited access. (you set the limits) Compare the difference.
- Look at the files you transferred from your serv-u directory to
- your dummy directory. Perhaps they contain the user info and
- passwords you setup for yourself. You can then try and decrypt
- them or whatever you want. You are in no danger of getting in
- trouble since it is your own computer and you don't have to worry
- about screwing up anything cause it's all on your extra partition
- Maybe this can help you when you try and gain remote control
- of someone else's computer someday.
-
-