Setup Pentesting Environment in Local machine

This article provides in depth tutorial on how to setup Pentesting Environment in Local machine. Before creating environment, there are 3 things needed.

1. Installed VirtualBox
2. Windows Xp OS Installed in VirtualBox
3. BackTrack or Kali OS

The following are the steps for creating Pentesting Environment:-

Step 1:- General Setting for VirtualBox.

Click on File on right top and select Preferences Option

Select Network option

Select Host-only Networks

Add host-only network

Edit Host-only Network

Host-only Network by Default Details

Adding DHCP setting for Host-only network (Host in this would be granted IP address from this range)

Step 2:- Changing network setting for Virtual Machine In VirtualBox

Open Setting of Windows Virtual Machine

Change Network Setting for Windows Xp

Open Setting of Backtrack 5 Virtual machine

Change Network Setting for Backtrack

Step 3:- Testing and ping virtual Machine

Start Window Xp Virtual Machine and open command prompt

Check IP address ( IP address would be from range provided in DHCP server in host-only network setting)

Start Backtrack Virtual Machine and open Terminal and Check IP address ( IP address would be from range provided in DHCP server in host-only network setting)

Ping from Backtrack to Windows XP (If ping is not successful. turn off windows firewall in windows Xp)

Ping from windows Xp to backtrack

Pentesting Environment is now created.