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Re: Pentest lab box 16 gigs of ram
From: Lorenzo Nicolodi <lorenzo.nicolodi () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:11:18 +0100
Hi jk, I would suggest to use Ubuntu fot these reasons: 1) it works very well 2) you can use it for free 3) if you are interested in the guests (virtual) machines, the host OS has to provide only the software layer for the virtualization, so which OS you will use is not so important 4) I don't have a great experience with Windows Vista / Windows 7, I have heard that the "home version"s have some troubles which are not present in the Pro and Ultimate versions (but I cannot specify which troubles are persent in the first which do not exist in the Pro/Ultimate, so evaluate this point as a personal note) If you do not need advanced features (virtual networks, teaming, etc..) I will suggest to you to take a look about VMWare Server (http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_server/2_0), which is also free. Another great virtualization system seems to be ProxMox, which is free and Debian based (www.proxmox.com). I hope these info and personal preferences will help you in your choice! Lo On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:33 AM, macubergeek <macubergeek () comcast net> wrote:
All I'm thinking of building a vmware target box for a pentest practice lab consisting of: cheap Dell server with 16 gigs of ram PowerEdge T105 vmware workstation My question is with the host OS. I was contemplating the home version of Windows 7 to give me a 64 bit OS to support the amount of ram I'm planning on Does anyone have any experience with the latest version of VMware workstation and if it will run properly on Windows 7? would 64 bit Ubuntu be a better idea? jk ------------------------------ SWYlMjB5b3UlMjBjYW4lMjByZWFkJTIwdGhpcyUyMHlvdSUyMG5lZWQlMjB0byUyMGdldCUyMGElMjBsaWZlLg== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Information Assurance Certification Review Board Prove to peers and potential employers without a doubt that you can actually do a proper penetration test. IACRB CPT and CEPT certs require a full practical examination in order to become certified. http://www.iacertification.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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