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MAGNET WEEKLY CTF #7


This is the third week of analysis of
a Linux image shared by Ali Hadi,
Assistant Professor at Vermont's Champlain College.
 
Examining the image in Autopsy, 
the IP address of the primary node
is shown in /etc/hosts file:


 



Success!
 
On to part two:
 

Also in the /etc folder, the
network/interfaces file shows that the address is static:
 


 

Success! 

On to part three:
 

The /etc/network/interfaces file also holds the answer
to the final question: 
 



That's it for this week's challenge!

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