How to Install Metasploitable2 on VMware?

Here are the steps to install Metasploitable2 on VMware:

1. Open the Metasploitable2 zip folder and extract the files to some location in your system. 

2. Now, navigate to VMware and open it. Click on Files. Select Metasploitable2 from the location where you extracted the files and click on Open.

3. It will open Metasploitable2. Now, click on ‘Power on this virtual machine’ in the top-left corner. 

4. A prompt will pop up. Click on I copied it. 

5. It will boot up the Metasploitable2 and request you to enter your username and password. By default, both the username and password are msfadmin. 

6. In the terminal, the password will remain hidden even when you type it. So, just write the password and hit the Enter key. 

7. Next, write ipconfig and hit Enter. It will show the IP address of Metasploitable2. Copy it or note it down because this server is vulnerable.

8. Next, open a browser in Kali Linux. Paste or write the IP address you saved in the last step and visit it. 

So, this is how to install Metasploitable2 on VMware and use it for security testing purposes.

Related Concepts:

• IP Address
• Types of IP Address
• TCP IP Model
• OSI Model