The nstvmware script has several modes of operation and facilitates common tasks that one is likely to perform when booting the Network Security Toolkit within a VMware virtual machine. In particular:
It allows one to quickly setup a Network Security Toolkit system running within a VMware virtual machine.
It allows one to easily install the Network Security Toolkit distribution from the booted ISO image into the virtual disk.
It allows one to quickly adjust the
X settings for different
environments. For example, if you have a laptop running at
1600x1200 with a 15.1 inch screen, try
running: nstvmware -m xorg.conf --width 1600
--height 1200 --diagonal 15.1, and then restart
your X server.
It allows one to increase the effective font size for
the X display. For example, if you have a
laptop running at 1600x1200 with a 15.1
inch screen, try running: nstvmware -m xorg.conf
--width 1600 --height 1200 --diagonal 12, and then
restart your X server. In this case we
are faking the screen dimension size smaller which has the
effect of increasing the font size for the X
display.
It offers the ability to setup or install the Network Security Toolkit in a variety of "appliance" modes. For example, if you boot from the ISO image, and then run: nstvmware -m setup -a ntop it should put the Network Security Toolkit distribution into a "ntop" appliance mode.
For further information on the nstvmware script, see the nstvmware man page.