We have covered PfSense installation in different hypervisors in the past. When someone tells you about virtualizing PfSense in a bigger network, the first thing that comes to your mind is the VMware ESXi, which is the type1 of hypervisor built only for running Virtual machines. In this blog, we will look at how you …
Virtualization
The VMWare Workstation pro is one of the popular virtualization software out there. It is not free, but you can get a license from VMWare. In my previous articles, I have created multiple blog posts related to how you can install client, server operating systems, firewalls, and so on in the VMWare workstation. When you …
Virtualbox is one of the free, open-source hypervisors that you can run on pretty much all the operating systems out there. It doesn’t matter whether you have a windows machine, mac or Linux. The VirtualBox can run on all the devices irrespective of the operating system. We have covered how you can install Ubuntu Desktop …
The Hyper-V is the native virtualization software from Microsoft. You can run Hyper-V seamlessly if you have the latest Windows operating system, such as Windows 11. Except for windows 10/11 home addition, Microsoft does not officially support the Hyper-V feature. However, you can still do some tweaking on your machine to get it working. When …
The hyper-v is the Microsoft version of the hypervisor for windows machines. Many users who are comfortable with the VMware and the VirtualBox start using the hyper-v they get confused about how the networking is set up in the hyper-v world. So in this blog, I want to dedicate some time and write about the …
Pfsense is a free, open-source firewall that you could deploy at your home or enterprise network. I have been using pfSense on my home network, and it works great. The main reason I use pfSense is to utilize the OpenVPN functionality. With VPN access, I can access my internal server storage anywhere worldwide. Not only …
I have been running pfSense as my home firewall for quite some time now. Setting up for the first time would be the difficult part for many. But once you make it up and running, it works just great. Since it is open-source, there is no cost associated with it, and you can build a …
In the last few blogs, we have looked at how you can install windows 11 on KVM and VMware workstation hypervisors with TPM enabled. In this blog, we will see how you can install Windows 11 on Microsoft hyper-v with TPM and secure-boot enabled. When windows 11 was in beta, I installed Windows 11 successfully …
The TPM, known as Trusted Platform Module, is a technology that enables security on both the hardware and software levels on a device. You can find TPM on pretty much every device out there. When the windows11 came out, Microsoft made sure that TPM was one of the requirements for you to install the operating …
One of the reasons people prefer to use VirtualBox over other hypervisors is that it is free for anyone to use it. It doesn’t matter what host operating system you use, whether its Windows, MAC, or Linux. The VirtualBox can be installed on it and run your favorite operating system virtually in it. Moreover, it …
After a long wait, the windows 11 iso image officially came out for the public to download, however, there are some issues with virtualizing Windows 11 on a VMware workstation. Microsoft has made it clear that you need to have TPM enabled on your machine to install windows 11, that’s fine with the physical machines …
Windows 11 is one of the cleanest and most polished versions of Windows out there. I have been using it as my main operating system, and it works great. However, I also have an Ubuntu host, and at times I want to switch between Linux and Windows. Although we could do a dual boot and …
The Ubuntu version 21.04 was recently released and I decided to spin up the VM in Microsoft hyper-v on a windows machine. I have used it for a while and haven’t noticed any issue with the operating system. So in this blog, let’s go ahead and start the installation of the latest Ubuntu 21.04 on …
When you install a VM on the KVM hypervisor, especially windows VM, you will end up not having a sound on the guest os. For me, I am okay with not having sound on the guest operating system. However, there are times you might require to have sound on your machine and when you try …
The most frustrating part of working with the virtual lab is that sometimes things don’t work the way you expected them. At times when I work with virtual network equipment in VMware workstation, most of the configuration works without any issues, however, certain features don’t work at all. Mostly, I tend to believe that it …
The Opnsense is a free, open-source firewall that you could use on your home or small enterprise networks. It does the job really well; unlike pfSense, Opnsense is entirely open-source. When you want to test this opnsense firewall, the best option is to build a lab with it or replace it with your home router. …
In some of my last blogs, I wrote about installing virtual machines on different hypervisors such as KVM, VMware, VirtualBox, etc. I use the windows machine as a daily driver Virtual Machine on my Ubuntu host; having the choice of both operating systems at a time is excellent. And I can switch between them any …
You wanted to test something in the windows server operating system; maybe you want to create a domain controller, a DHCP server, or even a DNS server. The best way to test the windows server configuration is to perform them on a LAB environment. And Some of you may not have lab access, so your …
The Oracle VirtualBox is one of the popular hypervisor used by many. It is open-source and free; hence it is widely used by many users. It supports Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. So it doesn’t matter what operating system you are using; you can install the VirtualBox and spin up a VM’s on it. …
Port forwarding is the best way to allow external users to the internal network in the networking technology. And the port forwarding in the VMware workstation is not so different. Instead of allowing the external users on the internet, the VMware workstation allows external users on the local network to the specific port you mentioned …
When you have a VirtualBox hypervisor installed, there is no doubt that the easiest way to navigate through the VirtualBox is via GUI. It is very user-friendly; even an average user can create and manage a virtual machine using VirtualBox GUI without having prior knowledge on how to manage VM’s. But the fastest way to …
Ubuntu is the alternate Linux operating system that I use in VirtualBox hypervisor on my windows 10 host machine. Because of which I can switch between the Ubuntu guest and windows host anytime I want. One important thing when you work with Linux VM in VirtualBox, how do I transfer files between the operating system …
Port forwarding is a network concept where we allow external users to access some of the network resources located internally. We have covered multiple blogs on how you can configure port forwarding on pfSense and Opnsense firewall. In this blog, we will look at how to configure port forwarding in VirtualBox using the NAT interface. …
When you think about running a Virtual Machine for a lab or testing something out, the first option that will come to your mind would be the VirtualBox. The Oracle VirtualBox is a free open source virtualization platform developed and maintained by the oracle corporation. It is still my free go-to solution when I wanted to …
In some of my last blog posts, we covered the installation of pfSense on BareMetal, meaning on old physical PC, and different hypervisors such as pfSense on KVM, VMware workstation, and so on. In this blog, we will cover how you can install pfSense on a virtual box hypervisor. Since Oracle VirtualBox is free and …
If you think about an open-source firewall, the first two names that come to your mind would be Opnsense and PfSense firewalls. I have installed pfSense on my old machine, and I am still using it. It works great. When I first heard about the Opnsense firewall, I thought, let me spin them up in …
The Linux mint is getting more popular and it is gaining same popularity as the Ubuntu Desktop once had. Some of the Ubuntu users even started using Linux mint. Though both operating systems are great with respect to usability, it is hard to predict which one is better over the other. That is still a …
I have one windows machine that I use as an alternate operating system in my Linux KVM. Recently I noticed that the C drive in my windows got filled up and there is not enough space left to store any more data. If you have a physical box then it is a little difficult, as …
The Pfsense firewall is a good alternative for your home network router. It can even replace the high-end commercial routers at the enterprise network as well. Moreover, it is open source and free too. Unless you are opting for support from netgate. Can I install pfSense on Ubuntu? Pfsense is an open-source firewall based on …
When I started to work with KVM, I used to ask myself a question How do I backup and restore a KVM VM?, or How do I revert my virtual machine to its old state, when things go wrong while I am making some changes. In the beginning, I used to copy the image from …