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I waited for the target IP address to be assigned because it serves as the vulnerable lab machine’s unique network address, allowing me to accurately target, scan, and launch my attacks against it from my machine.

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The attacker IP is confirmed as 10.49.130.43.

Chapter 3. Reconnaissance.