Practical Web Penetration Testing

Setting a static IP on Kali

Sometimes, you need to have a dedicated static LAN IP address for your Kali Linux. A very practical scenario is when you're on duty and you want to go under the radar, by not communicating with the DHCP server of your client (or your employer). Another purpose for a static IP address is if you have a separate VLAN, and you want to join it manually.

Let's look at the implementation of a static IP address:

1. First, open the file /etc/network/interfaces using your favorite text editor:

I will add a new static IP address, 10.0.0.99, to the network 10.0.0.0/24, at the end of the file. In your case, the network will probably ...