Metasploitable 2 Blog

Every guide published on this site, newest first.

Run your first scans and learn to read what comes back.

Every exposed service, why it exists, and the lesson behind it.

Get attacker and target talking on the same isolated network.

NAT vs. bridged vs. host-only, explained and configured.

The full documented list, and why they only belong in a lab.

Import the disk image and configure isolated networking.

The same setup for VMware Workstation, Player, or Fusion.

Fixes for the most common boot, login, and networking problems.

What it is, what it's built on, and what it's used for.

A ten-step sequence for learners starting from zero.