Setup VMs for communication

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Description

A guide to setup a demo VMs for communication

Required

• A windows OS image (eg. .iso .vdi …)
• A browser to see videos

Istructions

• 1. Install VBox
• 2. Install VMaschines
• 3. Install softwares
• 4. Setup Network
• 5. Schedule all
• 6. Extra
• Enjoy

1. Install VBox

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Testual

• Go to https://www.virtualbox.org
• Press “Download” bottom
• Select your OS & distribution (in my case Linux -> Ubuntu 20.04)
• Install it with double press or using shell (in Ubuntu sudo apt install .\virtualbox…)

2. Install VMaschines

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• Open VirtalBox
• Press new and follow the setup
• (I suggest you to give to the machine halp part of RAM to execute it better, if you want you can also upgrade the CPU cores to give to the machines Settings -> System -> Processor -> Set how many cores you want)
• Power on machine (& setup it if you choose an .iso image)

3. Install softwares

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Testual

• Install Python https://www.python.org/
• Install git https://git-scm.com/downloads
• Install all repos (on cmd in wanted folder) git clone https://github.com/CastellaniDavide/ldisk.git && git clone https://github.com/CastellaniDavide/usb.git && git clone https://github.com/CastellaniDavide/netinfo.git && git clone https://github.com/CastellaniDavide/sync.git && git clone https://github.com/CastellaniDavide/osversion.git
• pip packages
  • for every package pip install -r requirements\requirements.txt
  • for usb package run setup(.lnk) an accept “Run as Administator”
• Enable sharing
  • Press Win + R or open “Run” programm in other methods
  • “Nework and Internet”
  • “Network and sharing centre”
  • “Change advanced sharing settings”
  • “All networks”
  • Give access to all
• Check correct use (run every main code in bin folder)
  • NB Make sure correct setup, it’s write into README.md file in everyone of the project

4. Setup Network

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Testual

• Get a valide static IP Address (eg. w/ ipconfig /all (Win))
• Open “Control Panel”
• “Nework and Internet”
• “Network and sharing centre”
• Connection: Something
• Proprieties
• Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)
• Setup static IP using the valide IP and other infos you get in the first step of this 4° part

5. Schedule all

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Testual

• Download runall.bat for master machine and runall.bat for client one
• Open file manager
• In the box where you usally view folder path put shell:startup
• Move here the downloaded file

• Replace “/

  \folder/

  " with the folder there was all your files

• Try it restarting the VM(s)

6. Extra

If you want to save files in another PC (push method) you need to change the execution every time add “-f " or "--folder " where is your folder (eg. \\MYPCN4M3\MYP4TH).

Enjoy

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