more virtual machines in network (together)

[davor07]

Hallo!

I searching forum, but cannot find it. Sorry if I repeat question, please link me if topic exist.

I want to try some linux firewall distribution and my plan is to create 3 "windows" guest and one "linux firewall" guest. I want to network all of them together to test that firewall.

Question is: How to put 3win+1firewall guest in network all together. All of guest will be on one windows host computer with virtulabox running.

Thank you for your help!

[Sasquatch]

It depends on your network needs. Do the Guests have to access the Internet or your network? If they don't, then you can use Internal Networking. Please see the User Manual for more networking options and what they all mean.

[davor07]

Thank you for info. I didn't now what is the name of internal networking so i couldn't find it in usermanual.
Key word was missing for me!

[davor07]

It depends on your network needs. Do the Guests have to access the Internet or your network?

To test my firewall my guests neet internet access as well. How could it be done? As I read, guest on internal networking doesn't have internet access through host computer...
Any ideas?

[Sasquatch]

If you want your Windows Guest to go through your Linux firewall, just add a second NIC to your Linux Guest and make it the gateway for the Windows Guests.

[davor07]

I'll try to explain it:
I have win host, on it I have 3 win guests and 1 linuxfirewall guest. Linuxfirewall will connect to internet through win host, and win guests will go through linuxfirewall to win host to internet.

[Sasquatch]

Either attach the second NIC to NAT or Host Interface (you need a bridge on the host for this, and not with a wireless interface). See the manual for the Bridge setup.