I'm running VB on a Windows Vista with a 3rd party firewall.
Is the traffic to my Guest machines monitored by the Host's firewall or do I need to install a firewall on my guest machines too?
Thank you very much!
Host has firewall; do I need a firewall for Guest too?
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ghostdog82
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Re: Host has firewall; do I need a firewall for Guest too?
Test it with angry ip scanner and such port scanning tools, never do guesswork with firewalling, test it.
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Re: Host has firewall; do I need a firewall for Guest too?
You do for sure if you use Bridged. NAT traffic should be checked, but if you allow all connections by VB, it won't help.
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Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
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DaGunster
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Re: Host has firewall; do I need a firewall for Guest too?
Does your VM get a new IP from a router? Then yes, you need a firewall.