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Getting Started with the VM

Download the VM

Grab the workshop virtual machine for your hypervisor:

Ensure you have VMware, Virtual Box, or Qemu installed on your system.

Oracle Virtual Box

  1. Save the zip file to your drive

  2. Unzip

  3. Create a new VM

  4. Name the VM

  5. Point the VM Folder to the folder you just extracted Setup

  6. Select the OS Distribution, Debian

  7. Expand the Specify virtual hard disk VM

  8. Select Use an Existing Virtual Hard Disk File, click on the file icon to the right. Click on add and select the .vdi file. HD

  9. Click Finish and once it is done you will see the VM in the panel on the left. Panel

  10. Go to the VM settings -> USB. Ensure the USB Controller is enabled and makes sure USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller is checked. USB3

  11. Click start .

  12. Username kali, password kali

  13. Navigate to Devices -> USB -> Select you wifi card, It will be listed by the driver Wi-FiCard

  14. If step 12 doesn't work poweroff the VM. Go to the VM settings -> USB and add a USB Device Filter. Make sure your Wi-Fi card is plugged in. Click on the USB icon on the right side with a green +. Device Filter

  15. Start the VM again.

  16. Once you are logged in and the Wi-Fi card is connected to the VM Guest. Open a terminal and run:

iw dev

the card should show up as wlan0

Vmware

  1. Save the zip file to your drive.

  2. Unzip

  3. Open Vmware and click on in the home tab Open a Virtual Machine Navigate to the folder you unzipped and select the .vmx file Open

  4. Before you start the VM, go to VM settings. Under the Hardware tab select USB Controller change the USB compatibility to USB 3.1 Usbcontroller

  5. Start your VM.

  6. Username kali, password kali

  7. Connect your Wi-Fi card. It should prompt you to select where the USB device is going.

  8. If you are not prompted to select where the card goes. Right Click on the VM tab at the top and click on the Removeable Devices and select the Wi-Fi Card.

  9. Once you are logged in and the Wi-Fi card is connected to the VM Guest. Open a terminal and run:

iw dev

the card should show up as wlan0

QEMU

  1. If you scrolled this far you know how to virtualize like a g and that linux already has that virtualization goodness built in. Continue with the following steps while feeling superior to those vmware/vbox users before you.

  2. Unzip the VM

  3. These steps assume you're using virt-manager, if you're on the CLI you don't need me

  4. File -> New Virtual Machine

qemu_disk

  1. Select disk image then select Choose Volume

qemu_disk_select

  1. Choose "Debian 13" under the choose operating system

qemu_os

  1. Select ram/cpu count

  2. Username and password is kali:kali

  3. From menu bar select Virtual Machine -> Redirect USB Device, then select your USB wifi adapter

qemu_desktop

  1. Confirm the card is available with:
lsusb
iw dev
  1. Hack