USB Mounting
How to Mount a USB?[edit | edit source]
Method[edit | edit source]
Before the Ping operation is ran and the data is saved to the computer's hard drive, a method of transferring the data to another computer must be established. To do this a USB flash drive is plugged into the computer that is in single-user mode and will run the Ping operation.
Steps for Mounting[edit | edit source]
1. Search - To search for the drive name to mount the USB, enter the command "df". This will list all the directories, and the partition can then be identified.
2. Identify - The partition for the hard drive is usually named dev/sbd1/. However, different machines may have different names. Try to identify the correct partition by the amount of data it can store.
3. Mount - To mount the USB drive enter the command mount /dev/sbd1 /media/usb/. If the name of the drive is different try mount /Name of Drive /media/usb/.
4. Verify - To verify that the drive was mounted enter "df" again. If properly done, the list should include an external media drive that is available for use.
5. Save - Once the USB is mounted, the data collected can be saved to the USB. The copying command will be cp Name of File /media/usb/ .
6. Unmount - After the collection, the USB can be safely unmounted using the command "umount /media/usb". The flash drive can now be removed.
The data can now be transferred to another computer for data analysis.
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