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#PFSENSE VIRTUALBOX NETWORK ADAPTERS HOW TO#

We need to setup pfSense first so that during the other VM setups we can get out to the internet to install updates. Bonus: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – RDP to Virtual Machines.Part 6: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – Linked Clones.Part 5: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – Prep for.Part 4: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – Install Windows 2012 Base.

Part 3: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – Install pfSense.

Part 2: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – Configure Vbox.

Part 1: Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – Intro.

This article is part 3 of 6 in the series: I guess you can look at it as my host’s network is acting as an ISP for my virtual environment.Īnother reason why I wanted to use pfSense is so I can produce some tutorials on some key features of pfSense in the future when things settle down here at the house (remodeling/selling/buying another new house, etc.) This will keep my host’s machine safe as well as any computers/devices on my host’s network. Because we want to use virtualization for this task, what pfSense will do is act as our virtual test lab’s router (to allow the virtual machines access to the internet). When setting up a virtual server test lab, I like to try and mimmic an actual business environment as closely as possible. This is a really cool way to practice dealing with firewalls without learning “on the job”.īefore we get started I would like to explain the reason I have decided to use pfSense within our virtual lab for learning. Not so much for safety, but for learning. So, part of building the ultimate virtualbox lab means we should setup a firewall within the lab. If you didn’t read the previous article ( Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab – 1 – Configure VBox), I suggest you check it out since it has a couple key configuration changes in VBox that will save you some headaches later.

#PFSENSE VIRTUALBOX NETWORK ADAPTERS HOW TO#

Continuing on with our self-learning to become a System Administrator, this article of Building the Ultimate VirtualBox Lab series we are focusing on how to install pfSense in VirtualBox.