Can I use Virtual Machine to run linux in windows so that I can use a network analyzing tool from Unix?

Question

I want to analyze packages from a device that utilizes a windows software. I tried wire-shark but it did not see my device, so I figure, that the solution would be to use another linux based network analyzer. Now, the program that reads the device it is windows native and can't be use in Unix. That being said, can I run Linux in Virtual Machine so that I can benefit from the network analyzing tool being run in it and at the same time if I open the device in windows will it capture the information passed through the USB cable?

Thank you,

Answer 1

my memory on this is very vague but i think with virtual box the guest OS can access the host OS's usb devices. from a different approach if you can provide the specifics on what this usb device is maybe people here have experience making it work with wireshark.

Answer 2

Trying to understand what you're saying, it seems you have a USB device that is connected to a Windows PC and you're trying to analyse the traffic across that (USB) link.



Yes?



If this is the case then although you can connect the USB device to a VM, unless the OS running in that VM can understand the USB device you'll not get anywhere useful. (You can't "share" a USB device at the hardware level with a VM and your host OS at the same time.)



Also, unless the USB device is connected to your Windows PC with a properly recognised network protocol there will be nothing for wireshark to see. Wireshark is a network traffic sniffer.

Answer 3

i'm at a loss for words inclusive of your 2nd paragraph. besides, as you look to have a lot of complicated force area on your laptop, instead of engaged on of the OS on a digital gadget which takes a chew at your CPU and RAM, why not purely create yet another partition so which you will installation the different OS on there? on your 1TB force, i could make a 60GB partition for Ubuntu and yet another 60GB partition for homestead windows. 60GB each must be sufficient for the two. Set something on your information. you may resize your partition in case you run out of area. i exploit Partition grasp for homestead windows. this is loose. yet another loose application is GParted. It has a Linux version.