Re: Pentest lab box 16 gigs of ram

[Yiannis Koukouras <ikoukouras () gmail com>]

Hello jk,

I don't see any added value on going with Win7. Why pay for the license?

After you setup vmware server,  you won't have to use the host OS anymore.

Vmware is fully administered remotely through its console, so I think
that you should go for the cheapest and least demanding
(resource-wise) solution.

I do need to get a life! ;)
Ioannis (Yiannis) Koukouras
CISSP, CISA, CISM
MSc in Computer Systems Security
BEng in Electronic Engineering
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ikoukouras
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 1:33 AM, macubergeek <macubergeek () comcast net> wrote:
> All
>
> I'm thinking of building a vmware target box for a pentest practice lab
> consisting of:
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> 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
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