HAW Computer Networks (Rechnernetze) VM Images

These are VirtualBox OVA images for the HAW Computer Networks (Rechnernetze) exercises. This directory contains the VMs for current Ubuntu LTS and Fedora versions. Just select the operation system variant of your choice. There are two VM variants available:

• Desktop: Full KDE Desktop installation, with development tools, Firefox preconfigured with uBlock Origin and NoScript, LibreOffice, Wireshark, Gimp, LaTeX, Kile, HiPerConTracer, NetPerfMeter, SubNetCalc, etc.
• Router: Installation without GUI, for using as a router.

💡 Description

1. Download <IMAGE>.ova and <IMAGE>.ova.asc.

2. Verify the signature:

   gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 21412672518D8B2D1862EFEF5CD5D12AA0877B49
   gpg --verify <IMAGE>.ova.asc <IMAGE>.ova
   

3. Import into VirtualBox (usually: via GUI), or alternatively via command line:

    vboxmanage import --options importtovdi <IMAGE>.ova
   

4. Boot the image, log in with:

   • User: student
   • Password: b00tloader

📦 Image Builder Scripts

The image builder scripts can be found in https://github.com/simula/nornet-vmimage-builder-scripts. The images in this directory have been generated by the script make-haw-vms.

🔗 Useful Links

• HiPerConTracer – High-Performance Connectivity Tracer
• NetPerfMeter Homepage
• SubNetCalc – An IPv4/IPv6 Subnet Calculator
• NorNet – A Real-World, Large-Scale Multi-Homing Testbed
• Packer

01.03.2023 Thomas Dreibholz