IDS/IPS VM on Laptop (Protecting Host)

I have VMware Workstation 7 running on my laptop and would like to have a Guest VM filter the traffic to the Host when the VM  is running.

Inbound Traffic --> Guest VM Filter(IDS/IPS)--->Host Laptop

 For setting up the Virtual Network Adapter & the VM's NIC settings, what would be the best configuration?

Thanks,
Don