How to build a virtual home network with OpenWrt in Virtualbox

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Using Virtualbox we build a virtual home network with two OpenWrt Routers, a Linux VM and a Windows VM and a LAN and a WAN. You can use this to try out all of the stuff that I have presented in my network videos.


00:00 (tell) Setting the scene, content

00:37 (intro) OneMarcFifty - the place for digital DIY
00:46 (tell) describing the solution
01:53 (show) Installing Virtualbox in Windows
03:45 (show) Installing Virtualbox in Linux
08:40 (tell) enable vt-x in Bios
09:20 (show) configure the LAN in Virtualbox
10:54 (tell) build the 1st router
11:14 (show) Installing the 1st OpenWrt Router
21:07 (tell) Installing 2nd router in LAN
21:47 (show) Installing 2nd OpenWrt Router
27:10 (tell) Adding additional images
28:40 (show) Adding images and setting LAN network
29:35 (tell) Taking Snapshots and reverting
How to test scenarios from other videos
Home VPN with Wireguard
VPN Service / Wireguard VPS
31:33 (show) bridging Ethernet and Wi-Fi into Virtualbox
33:16 (tell) conclusion, call to action, wrap up

Links in the video:

Virtualization settings Bios : https://www.isumsoft.com/computer/ena...
VirtualBox download: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downl...
OpenWrt image: https://downloads.openwrt.org/release...
Ubuntu: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04.1/u...
Debian: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/...
Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/softw...

Related videos:


Wireguard VPN for home network access on OpenWrt:    • VPN for your Home Network with Wireguard o...  
Wireguard VPN on a linux VPS:    • How to make your own VPN with Wireguard on...  
VPN bonding part 1:    • Double Internet Speed with OpenVPN and cha...  
VPN bonding part 2:    • Combining two internet connections into a ...  
Chat with Marc on Discord -    • Видео  
Building a home network on a budget:    • HOME NETWORK on a BUDGET  



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