Comments on: Setting up a basic test lab using VMware http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/ the ramblings of a crazed IT administrator Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:25:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: My Important Links to Follow « Rezwan's Blog http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-133 My Important Links to Follow « Rezwan's Blog Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:30:03 +0000 http://www.monkeydust.net/?p=13#comment-133 [...] http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/   ( Team Virtual Network ) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this [...] [...] http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/   ( Team Virtual Network ) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this [...]

]]> By: Nick http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Nick Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:48:14 +0000 http://www.monkeydust.net/?p=13#comment-116 No problem, glad my guide was of some help to you! :) No problem, glad my guide was of some help to you! :)

]]> By: Patrick http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Patrick Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:57:31 +0000 http://www.monkeydust.net/?p=13#comment-115 Thanks Nick. I did not have the routing box checked. It is installing as we speak. It has been a long time since I set up a DC. I passed my 2000 MCSA tests about 10 years ago. The last time I worked on a DC was about 8 years ago so I am a little rusty. I am actually setting up a lab for a book on Group Policy and then will move on to the 2008 track. So more than likely will set up a DC a couple times. A lot has changed since the 2000 track. Thanks for the help! Patrick Thanks Nick. I did not have the routing box checked. It is installing as we speak.

It has been a long time since I set up a DC. I passed my 2000 MCSA tests about 10 years ago. The last time I worked on a DC was about 8 years ago so I am a little rusty.

I am actually setting up a lab for a book on Group Policy and then will move on to the 2008 track. So more than likely will set up a DC a couple times.

A lot has changed since the 2000 track.

Thanks for the help!

Patrick

]]> By: Nick http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Nick Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:47:28 +0000 http://www.monkeydust.net/?p=13#comment-113 Hi Patrick, did you install and configure the correct Windows 2003 role on your DC? To get the routing setup correctly you will want to install the Routing / VPN role and then select the NAT configuration option. You can then select the NIC that is connected to your PC as the public interface and the Virtual LAN NIC as the private interface. Then on all your clients inside the Virtual LAN network, set their gateway address to be the IP of the Virtual LAN NIC on the DC, this should route all traffic on the LAN via the DC and allow you to have an isolated testing network that still has full internet access (as all internet access goes via the DC). Hopefully this helps a bit, let me know how you get on! :) Hi Patrick, did you install and configure the correct Windows 2003 role on your DC? To get the routing setup correctly you will want to install the Routing / VPN role and then select the NAT configuration option. You can then select the NIC that is connected to your PC as the public interface and the Virtual LAN NIC as the private interface.
Then on all your clients inside the Virtual LAN network, set their gateway address to be the IP of the Virtual LAN NIC on the DC, this should route all traffic on the LAN via the DC and allow you to have an isolated testing network that still has full internet access (as all internet access goes via the DC).

Hopefully this helps a bit, let me know how you get on! :)

]]> By: Patrick http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Patrick Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:33:43 +0000 http://www.monkeydust.net/?p=13#comment-112 I found this very useful article. However I am having trouble getting the internet working on the clients from my domain controller. I added an additional nic card on the DC using NAT as you suggested but haven’t been able to get the internet to work on the clients. The internet works fine on the domain controller. I did use a workaround by adding additional nics to each of the 3 clients using NAT. But sure would like to get it working with just one nic on the DC. Any suggestions on this would be appreciated. Thanks! I found this very useful article. However I am having trouble getting the internet working on the clients from my domain controller.

I added an additional nic card on the DC using NAT as you suggested but haven’t been able to get the internet to work on the clients. The internet works fine on the domain controller.

I did use a workaround by adding additional nics to each of the 3 clients using NAT. But sure would like to get it working with just one nic on the DC.

Any suggestions on this would be appreciated.

Thanks!

]]> By: Sunny http://www.monkeydust.net/2010/01/26/setting-up-a-basic-test-lab-using-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Sunny Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:13:42 +0000 http://www.monkeydust.net/?p=13#comment-101 Really good article, i was scratching my head to do this whole week long, finally i end up with your article and it done. Thanks a Ton, Keep posting such stuff. Really good article, i was scratching my head to do this whole week long, finally i end up with your article and it done.
Thanks a Ton,
Keep posting such stuff.

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