How can I create a Virtual Private Nework on my MacBook Pro?
Hello all,
I have a MacBook Pro 17" with OS X 10.4.7. I need to install and run five instances of Apache2 and demonstration the websites without having to be connected to a network/Internet. My /etc/hosts file would look something like:
192.168.21.1 www.local
192.168.21.2 svn.local
192.168.21.3 trac.local
192.168.21.4 jsp.local
192.168.21.5 cfmx.local
Then I could just open up a browser and type www.local in the url locator.
How would I setup a virtual network card where I can assign these IP addresses to it? Would I use the lo0 (loopback) for this?
I also have Parallels installed so that I can run one or more other operating system along side Mac OS X like Windows XP Pro, Redhat, etc.
Is there a way that I could create a virtual private network on my MacBook Pro and not have to be connected to any network?
How would I do this?
Thanks,
Troy Simpson
As it turns out this is exactly what I am looking for:
http://forum.parallels.com/thread1877.html
I want to create a Host-Only Network on my MacBook Pro. The Parallels software created a virtual Network Interface Card on the Host OS called en2. I just added aditional IP Address to this virtual Network Interface Card.
Even if you do not use Parallels for Hosting Guest OS (Virtual Machines), it does create the Virtual Network Interface Card.
Now I have 5 Web Servers on my MacBook Pro so that I can test various senerios and configurations.
Troy Simpson
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