Cybersecurity and Technology
By this the fifth instalment of the ‘build your own lab’ series, the lab already resembles this network diagram (or should, anyway): As the title suggests, it’s time to install the Windows 7 workstation(s). Workstation Configuration During the installation, Windows asks for a user name and a Computer Name. Enter these to save a step […]
By this point, part 4 of the series, our lab looks something like this: In this instalment, it’s time to add the Windows 8.1 workstation to the environment. The issue with this ISO, when compared to all the others, is that Windows 8.1 doesn’t allow the OS to be installed without a licence key. As […]
If you haven’t already, complete parts one and two of this guide on building a personal forensics lab in the cloud, which cover creating the Windows Server 2016 primary domain controller (DC), DHCP and DNS server, and the Windows Server 2012 R2 secondary DC. At this point, the lab should look like this: I’ve chosen […]
If you haven’t already completed part one of this series, Creating the Primary Domain Controller, I suggest you visit that page first. If, on the other hand, you have at least the primary DC configured, including DHCP, DNS, and Remote Access (NAT), please continue. At the end of part one, the lab network looked like […]
