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Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

The document describes configuring and testing four types of virtual networks: internal, NAT, host-only, and bridged. It provides instructions to create VMs with each network type, configure the network settings, power on the VMs, and test connectivity by pinging IP addresses or accessing websites. The results and any issues encountered are to be recorded via screenshots. Finally, the four network types are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 for connectivity and ease of configuration.

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Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

The document describes configuring and testing four types of virtual networks: internal, NAT, host-only, and bridged. It provides instructions to create VMs with each network type, configure the network settings, power on the VMs, and test connectivity by pinging IP addresses or accessing websites. The results and any issues encountered are to be recorded via screenshots. Finally, the four network types are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 for connectivity and ease of configuration.

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Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

NAME:

Objective: To understand and configure different types of virtual networks: Internal network, NAT
network, host-only network, and bridged network.

Requirements:

• A computer or server with a virtualization platform (e.g., VMware, VirtualBox)


• Virtual machines installed on the virtualization platform (at least two)

Instructions: Provide screenshots of configurations.

Part 1: Internal Network

1. Create two virtual machines on your virtualization platform.


2. Configure both virtual machines to use an internal network. Verify that the virtual
machines are configured to use an internal network. Check the network settings for both
virtual machines.
3. Power on the virtual machines and ensure they are running.
4. Attempt to ping one virtual machine from the other and vice versa. Open a command
prompt or terminal within each virtual machine. Ping the IP address of the other virtual
machine using the ping command (e.g., ping <IP address>).
5. Record the results (provide screenshot of the results) of the pings and note any difficulties
encountered.
Screenshots:
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

Part 2: NAT Network

1. Create a new virtual machine.


2. Configure the virtual machine to use a NAT network. Configure the network settings of
the virtual machine to use a NAT network.
3. Power on the virtual machine and verify its network connectivity. Power on the virtual
machine and ensure it is running.
4. Open a web browser within the virtual machine.
5. Attempt to access a website by entering its URL in the browser's address bar.
6. Record the results (provide screenshot of the results) and note any difficulties
encountered.

Screenshots:
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

Part 3: Host-only Network

1. Create a new virtual machine.


2. Configure the virtual machine to use a host-only network. Configure the network settings
of the virtual machine to use a host-only network.
3. Power on the virtual machine and ensure it is running.
4. Open a command prompt or terminal on the host machine.
5. Ping the IP address of the virtual machine from the host machine and vice versa using
the ping command (e.g., ping <IP address>).
6. Record the results (provide screenshot of the results) of the pings and note any difficulties
encountered.

Screenshots:
Notes: I experienced a problem where the host machine could ping the guest virtual
machines but when you try to ping the host machine using the guest virtual machines, no
pings were getting read. I fixed this by making sure to allow “Virtual Machine Monitoring”
in Firewall.
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

Part 4: Bridged Network

1. Create a new virtual machine.


2. Configure the virtual machine to use a bridged network.
3. Power on the virtual machine and verify its network connectivity.
4. Open a command prompt or terminal on another machine connected to the same network
as the host machine.
5. Ping the IP address of the virtual machine from the other machine using the ping
command (e.g., ping <IP address>).
6. Record the results (provide screenshot of the results) of the pings and note any difficulties
encountered.

Screenshots:
Notes:
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations
Exploring Virtual Network Configurations

Compare the network types based on their level of connectivity, and ease of configuration.

Rate the virtual networks on both conn ectivity and ease of configuration using the provided Likert
scale, with 1 representing the lowest rating and 5 representing the highest rating.

1 – Poor connectivity and very difficult to configure


2 – Below average connectivity and difficult to configure
3 – Average connectivity and Neutral/Neither easy nor difficult to configure
4 – Above average connectivity and easy to configure
5 – Excellent connectivity and very easy to configure

Level of Connectivity Ease of configuration


Internal Network 3 2
NAT Network 4 4
Host – Only Network 2 2
Bridged Network 5 5

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