Hyper-V alternative for single-user environments
Hyper-V alternative for single-user environments
Quick background to help explain the situation, I'm a cybersecurity student and i'm used to using virtualbox to learn the ins and outs of pen testing, we using kali and vulnerable OSs like Metasploitable to simulate attacks, this is what I'm trying to set up on hyper-v. when you're using VMware or Virtual Box you have the option to setup a host-only adapter https://imgur.com/a/TVeZbd3 (screenshot host-adapter in VB), this allows VMs to communicate with each other and access the internet while being isolated from your host computer, this is obviously something you want to do when dealing with vulnerable OS's, u dont what them to create an opening to your host computer or internal network while while simulating pen testing. I've tired for hours to set and "host-only" equivalent on hyper-v to avail... Any ideas? is this even possible to achieve with hyper-v? Kind Regards, and thank you in advance for your time.
I'll examine this closely. It resembles a NAT setup. Private networks isolate VMs, enabling communication among themselves and the internet while restricting access from clients or the host network.
Hyper-V on Windows 10 includes a built-in virtual switch, essentially functioning as NAT. This lets each VM connect to your external network and the internet. It's limited for lab environments where VMs need to communicate directly or be isolated. You can add more virtual switches via the Virtual Switch Manager. If you're looking for a private virtual switch, refer to the MS Docs Hyper-V Switches guide.