The first step is to identify a target computer. Click here!
Step2. Trial and Error
Now, we don’t know if we have our designated target, or if we have a computer or printer, or whatever else is on the LAN or WAN (refer to the previous post to get more info about LAN and WAN). If you did get the IP of the target though, I still recommend reading through this section, for it could be helpful later on. Click on the start menu and go to run, type in cmd, and click ok. This should bring up the command prompt. From here we will do most of the hacking. Now I will be referring to certain commands that need to be inputted into the command prompt. I will put these commands in quotes, but do not put the quotes in the code when you type it into the prompt. I am only doing this to avoid confusion. Let’s get back to the hacking. Type in “ping (IP address of the target).”
For example in this tutorial, “ping 192.168.1.103.” This will tell us if the target is online. If it worked, it will look something like this (note, I have colored out private information):
IF it didn’t work, meaning that the target is not online, it will look something like this:
If the target is not online, either switch to a different target, or try another time. If the target is online, then we can proceed.
At this stage it's getting very interesting. The next step is to "Gather information". Information is the key!