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, certain features don’t work at all. Mostly, I tend to believe that it is a bug on the software, and when your friends or colleagues tell you that they were …
How to Install OPNsense on VMware Workstation?
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 the last article, we …
How to Configure Port Forwarding in VMware Workstation?
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 on the Virtual machine. You …
How to Install PfSense on VMware Workstation?
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 zero-dollar firewall setup by using …
10 Easy steps to install CentOS 7/8 on VMware workstation
I have covered few blog posts about installing VM’s such as Centos, Ubuntu, Windows on different hypervisors. However, the installation of CentOS 8 on the VMware workstation was totally different story. When the CentOS 8 came out I thought let me spin up the CentOS 8 on my VMware workstation. Guess what ?, The installation didn’t succeed. during the installation …
