The vast majority of the previous chapters have been devoted to the tools and techniques available to the penetration tester for testing either remote or local networks. These tools require access to these networks through a physical connection. NetHunter has the same ability. Utilizing a combination of a USB Android adapter and a USB Ethernet adapter, the penetration tester can connect directly into a wall jack or, if they are able to gain access to network hardware, directly into a switch.

This deployment strategy is good for those testers who may want to surreptitiously gain access to areas without the bulk of a laptop. Using a Nexus smartphone or even a small tablet, the penetration tester can connect to the physical network, compromise a local system and set up persistence there, and move on. This approach is also useful when testing the security around publicly available network jacks.