Creating a Hyper-V Test Network

Hyper-V Test Network.md

1. Enable Hyper-V in Windows Features
2. Grab the server ISO, e.g. https://ubuntu.com/download/server
3. Set up a new switch in Hyper-V with Internal type
4. Set up the host OS' network for the new virtual switch (which should appear as a network card on the OS. Set the IP to 10.0.1.1 and the subnet as 255.0.0.0. Leave the gatway blank.
5. Set up the gues OSes: 5a. Log into the OS then set the network up. If you are using netplan edit /etc/netplan/ file as follows:

   eth1:
     dhcp4: no
     addresses: [10.0.1.5/24]
   

   5b. sudo netplan apply
6. Check network connectivity between the guests and host.