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Setting Up a Home Cybersecurity Lab Network

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🖥️🔧 Setting Up a Home Cybersecurity Lab: Network Configuration Essentials. The second installment of the cybersecurity home lab series focuses on configuring the network environment using VirtualBox and VMware Workstation, crucial for effective penetration testing. It details the steps to create a Host-Only Network Adapter in VirtualBox, enabling communication between virtual machines (VMs) and facilitating a DHCP server setup. Additionally, it outlines how to configure VMware Workstation to connect with VirtualBox, including adding network adapters for internet access and VulnHub connections. This setup ensures seamless interaction between VMs, preparing users for future penetration testing tasks. The next part of the series will cover downloading and importing VulnHub VMs for further exploration.

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