Re: DD -> Netcat NT Imaging

From: shawn merdinger (dingerat_private)
Date: Fri May 31 2002 - 11:05:49 PDT

  • Next message: Estes, Matt CPR / FCBS: "RE: DD -> Netcat NT Imaging"

    Perhaps an alternative to nc is cryptcat
    <http://farm9.com/content/Free_Tools/Cryptcat> to add encryption of the
    data passed over the network.
    
    -scm
    
    On Fri, 31 May 2002, Estes, Matt CPR / FCBS wrote:
    
    > Just wanted to know the forensics comments for doing the following.  The
    > practical applications are amazing (and free), but maybe I'm just catching
    > up
    > with the norm.
    >
    > Run "nc -l -p 4000 | dd of=/dev/hdb1 bs=512 conv=swab" to setup a netcat
    > server piping to hdb1 partition on my linux box.
    >
    > Run "dd.exe if=\\.\C: bs=512 | nc.exe a.b.c.d 4000" on my Win 2000 box.
    >
    > swab option was necessary because somewhere along the way the bytes were
    > swapped (network ordering? compiler differences with nc.exe?).
    >
    > Instant bit copy of the partition across the network... and no annoying
    > overhead.  I believe this would work as live imaging of harddrives for
    > analysis (comments appreciated).  But, it's also a  network drive imaging
    > system that fits on a floppy and works between OS's.
    >
    > Matt
    >
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