[Feature request] Add easy sandbox network setting

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mahma90
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[Feature request] Add easy sandbox network setting

Post by mahma90 »

Currently when using default NAT as network setting the guest can access the host's LAN even though it's in a different subnet.
For people like me who run malware and untrusted software in the guest this is a problem.
Because viruses can spread across the host's LAN.
I believe many users don't know the guest can access the host's LAN.

Currently it's complicated to establish a sandbox network.
You need to setup another guest, install router software and configure firewalls.

What it needs is a sandbox network mode or a sandbox option for the default NAT network mode.
It must be possible to enable this sandbox mode easily in the VM's settings. (One single click on a checkbox or so.)
It could also make sense to enable sandbox mode by default.

Thank you in advance...
scottgus1
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Re: [Feature request] Add easy sandbox network setting

Post by scottgus1 »

Enhancement requests should be posted on the Bugtracker.

However, to implement this the devs would have to become expert outbound-firewall programmers, and they're busy getting 7.0 graphics running now. So it probably won't happen anytime soon. Certainly not in time for your project viewtopic.php?f=1&t=108712 .
mahma90
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Re: [Feature request] Add easy sandbox network setting

Post by mahma90 »

scottgus1 wrote:Enhancement requests should be posted on the Bugtracker.

However, to implement this the devs would have to become expert outbound-firewall programmers, and they're busy getting 7.0 graphics running now. So it probably won't happen anytime soon. Certainly not in time for your project viewtopic.php?f=1&t=108712 .
Thank you for your help I will add it to the bug tracker.
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