Re: VMWare interface security

[Nathaniel Hall <halln () otc edu>]

I suppose that is true.  VMWare does allow you to configure multiple 
networks, but I have never done it.  I can see that being a good way to 
test firewall rulesets and such.  Give it a try.  If you break anything, 
it is pretty easy to fix.

Nathaniel Hall, GSEC
Intrusion Detection and Firewall Technician
Ozarks Technical Community College -- Office of Computer Networking

halln () otc edu
417-447-7535
GPG Public Key ID: 0xAC187312


Joe Gaczewski wrote:
> Wouldn't it depend on how the virtual machines are set?
>
> If one's acting as a gateway to the other, then it would sniff the 
> traffic because it all goes through one pipe.
>
> But if the host machine has an address of x.x.x.100, VM1 has x.x.x.101 
> and VM2 has x.x.x.103, then the two PCs not running the sniffer would 
> just bypass that connection.  Correct?
>
> We use VMWare at the office and it has great features.  I highly 
> recommend it.  If you're unsure about the investment, download an 
> evaluation edition.  I recommend a lot of RAM, though.  1gb or more.  
> Each virtual machine can be allocated a portion of the host machine's 
> RAM.  2 vm's at once will eat a good chuck of that RAM and make your 
> host system crawl.
>
> joe
>
> On 4/20/05, *Nathaniel Hall* <halln () otc edu <mailto:halln () otc edu>> wrote:
>
>     Only the traffic the sniffer is on.  VMWare is a true switched network.
>
>     Nathaniel Hall, GSEC
>     Intrusion Detection and Firewall Technician
>     Ozarks Technical Community College -- Office of Computer Networking
>
>     halln () otc edu <mailto:halln () otc edu>
>     417-447-7535
>     GPG Public Key ID: 0xAC187312
>
>
>     John Madden wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > My question is the following:
>      >
>      > What if on a given machine i run two instances of
>      > VMWare and on one of them i run a sniffer will i
>      > capture all the traffic or just the the traffic that
>      > the sniffer is on ?
>      >
>      > I do not have VMWare to test it right now, it is a
>      > project we are looking at...
>      >
>      > Thanks
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
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