While re-building my VMware vSphere home lab I implemented VLAN, firewall and vSphere networking concepts to create a very secure solution.

1. VMWARE VSPHERE 5.1 HOMELAB Secure Networking

2. OVERVIEW
 Objectives
 Network Diagram
 vSphere Network
 The Video
 If Slideshare doesn’t accommodate the video, see it my blog @
http://dailyioreport.com/2013/01/15/secure-vmware-vsphere-home-lab-networking/

3. OBJECTIVES
Create 2 isolated zones, a Green Zone for internal devices and a Red Zone for
Internet traffic, that cannot communicate with one another in any way.
Use an OpenSource firewall to allow Green Zone outbound traffic to reach the
Internet via the Red Zone while preventing all Red Zone traffic from entering the
Green Zone except that in response to Green Zone sources.
Use vSphere networking to facilitate as much as possible
Deploy the firewall as a VM
Use low-cost and or free components.

4. NETWORK DIAGRAM
All Green Zone
outbound traffic
flows through Firewall “straddles”
firewall .01 address VLAN 2 & 3
which is set for all as
the default gateway

5. VSPHERE NETWORK
Green Zone – VLAN 3
Firewall “straddles”
VLAN 2 & 3
Red Zone – VLAN 2

6. VSPHERE SECURE LAB NETWORK VIDEO