Could you use a linux host-based firewall for this? That way you don't need a lot of access to the virtual network.
On 12/21/10, Rance Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey gang: > > I've been using VBox successfully for a long time. It's been an > invaluable asset as I have been studying for my Masters Degree in MIS. > > One semester I created a virtual network and used Open source hacking > tools to try to hack other boxes on the network. I made extensive use > of snapshots and really hammered the virtual networking stack and > everything I tried worked flawlessly. Thanks for a great tool. > > Now on to my request. This semester the project is a little > different. I want to create much the same virtual network with a mix > of OSes, but I want to simulate various network faults and > troubleshooting techniques. > > As an example of a scenario I had in mind, I thought it might be > interesting to create a couple of virtual network segments and stick a > firewall problem between them and watch open source troubleshooting > tools figure it out. > > Here is my problem: I'm just not sure if VBoxes virtual networking > stack is as configurable as I would need it to be to make this work. > > So I figured this was the place to ask: Can I use VBox in this way? > What tools would you recommend for fault simulation, like virus > traffic simulation or whatever? Is there a better tool for this. I > know that there are network load simulators, but I want a fault > simulator. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Forrester recently released a report on the Return on Investment (ROI) of > Google Apps. They found a 300% ROI, 38%-56% cost savings, and break-even > within 7 months. Over 3 million businesses have gone Google with Google > Apps: > an online email calendar, and document program that's accessible from your > browser. Read the Forrester report: http://p.sf.net/sfu/googleapps-sfnew > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > -- Sent from my mobile device \\Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester recently released a report on the Return on Investment (ROI) of Google Apps. They found a 300% ROI, 38%-56% cost savings, and break-even within 7 months. Over 3 million businesses have gone Google with Google Apps: an online email calendar, and document program that's accessible from your browser. Read the Forrester report: http://p.sf.net/sfu/googleapps-sfnew _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
