IPCop as a Virtual PC gateway router part 1

[emersonburris69]

I find it funny you're using a linux distro on a Microsoft virtualization software.

[technoblogical]

@emersonburris69 Yes, 1.) usually that doesn't work very well and 2.) What's the point of doing something simple?

[dsidewd]

Why is it that at the start of all of your videos you sound completely different, but as the video progresses you sound more and more like you?

[technoblogical]

@dsidewd It's me just trying to fight my accent. I should just learn to embrace the twang.

[technoblogical]

@scania1994 VMWare does not format your HDD. If you give the VMWare machine a 20 GB HDD, then it takes 20 GB of your HDD instantly.

[MegaCrash88]

Yeah, great video. But it's not recommended to install IpCop on virtual machine (especially vmware). Add-ons like Traffic Control and Report Service not works properly. So take care, guys.

[herauthon]

Virtual boxen like VMware do perfect for testing moments - but for true implementation a P-3 does fine and they are cheap - and if you compare to modern systems, use less power/hour. Advantage: they can go 24/7 for long term experiment and testing.

[herauthon]

Oddness: what about e-bay and some P-III ?

[technoblogical]

I'm not sure what you are asking. Are you asking if you can use some old Pentium 3 you bought off Ebay for IPCop? Yes. That would be MUCH more powerful than IPCop requires.

[herauthon]

if you want to use the ipcop as a productive system - never run it in a VMwae or other type of Virtual environment. - it will brake the basic concept of security -hence render it useless

[GrayGooFTW]

@herauthon He is using it as NAT for his MSVPC07 VMs not as a firewall for his physical network. I have no idea why this is necessary or why he is using MSVPC, but uhh ya.... VirtualBox FTW.

[technoblogical]

Exactly. Thank you. I always want a more realistic environment for practice. I can't afford a closet full of servers, but there is no reason why I can't have multiple networks. IPCop is a great low power resource and doesn't take a lot of resources away from my other virtual machines.

[dellthinker]

I agree on Virtual Box

[aea8rew]

thank :D

[NiGhtMarEs0nWax]

thanks, nice little app. ill look into it. :)