labs
03 — Networking beginner labs
Easy / structured only. Check HTB free vs VIP+ availability before class.
| Order | Lab | Goal | Skip if… |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTB Academy — Pivoting, Tunneling & Port Forwarding (SSH sections) | Guided -L / -R / -D | No Academy seat → use home lab |
| 2 | 3-host home lab (attacker / bastion / internal-only web) | Reliable -R demo | You only have one VM |
| 3 | Poison (Medium retired — use as Easy application) | Loopback service → -L or -D | Not in your rotation → stay on Academy |
| Later | Vault / Registry | Full pivot / hard -R | After friends pass teach-pack checklist |
Class flow (~2–3 h)
Use teach pack + checklist.
Success
- Explain
-Lvs-Rvs-Dwithout notes - Build and verify one of each on loopback
- Pick the right flag for a new scenario in under a minute