Re: Pentest lab box 16 gigs of ram

[bigbert007 <bigbert007 () gmail com>]

Wouldn't even bother with vmware workstation....go with ESXi...it's free
 and a lot more powerful.

Unless of course you need a host OS for other things.

macubergeek wrote:
> All
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> I'm thinking of building a vmware target box for a pentest practice lab
> consisting of:
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> cheap Dell server with 16 gigs of ram PowerEdge T105
> vmware workstation
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> My question is with the host OS.
> I was contemplating the home version of Windows 7 to give me a 64 bit OS
> to support the amount of ram I'm planning on
> Does anyone have any experience with the latest version of VMware
> workstation and if it will run properly on Windows 7?
>
> would 64 bit Ubuntu be a better idea?
> jk
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