One powerful way to get you on the road to a Network Admin!
There is a lot of information to process before creating a working home lab!
Sufficiently enough, there are two ways in which we can create a home lab. both include some form of resources that may not be readily available for you, or might cost too much to acquire.
- you will need a PROPERLY functioning desktop system or laptop. It will need a minimum of 8-16Mbs of Ram, with at least a i3-i5 processor, with a at least 100-150 GB of free space. I cannot stress this enough, if your machine is already struggling to keep up, it will not make it! This method is for a virtual lab, which is what I recommend.
- If you have an extra system or two that you can wipe clean and install the ISOs software directly onto it, then you can either invest in a small server/ ethernet adapter preferably Rj45 with ethernet connectors, then you can hard-wire your systems together, and create a small LAN. This method is more costly, as naturally the more machines you possess, or use, the more your electricity bills will be. For that reason I do not recommend this method just yet, unless you have everything you would need to duplicate an actual network.
You will need at least 4 softwares to make this virtual Home lab possible.
- Oracle Virtual Box
- Windows server 2019 ISO
- Windows 10 ISO
- Windows PowerShell
Considering that you may need to get a few things in order, and the length to explain these steps in writing, this is best done via video.
stay tuned, more to come.