Knoppix Hacks, 2nd Edition

Credits

About the Author

Kyle Rankin is a system administrator who enjoys troubleshooting, problem solving, and system recovery. He is also the author of Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu Hacks for O’Reilly Media. He has been using Linux in many different forms since 1998, and has used live CDs to demo Linux and troubleshoot machines—from DemoLinux to the LinuxCare bootable toolbox to Knoppix. He watched too much MacGyver during his developmental years, and carries a Swiss Army knife and a Knoppix CD with him at all times. Kyle is currently the president of the North Bay Linux Users’ Group in California (http://nblug.org).

Contributors

The following people contributed their writing, code, and inspiration to Knoppix Hacks:

• John Andrews, “Damn Small Linux” [Damn Small Linux], is the creator of Damn Small Linux. He has no formal IT or technical computer training. He likes to play with GNU tools and loves an efficient, open source desktop.

• Jacob Appelbaum Connect to the Internet with GPRS Bluetooth [Connect to the Internet with GPRS Bluetooth], “Wardrive with Knoppix” [Wardrive with Knoppix], and “Audit Network Security” [Audit Network Security], is a security professional whose interests include cryptography, covert channels of communication, tunneling, monitoring wireless devices, music, activism, and reading. He would also like to note that he went warflying with Knoppix, using kismet in the San Francisco bay area before the Tom’s Hardware people did it in Southern ...