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GNS3 Notes

This document provides instructions for setting up and troubleshooting GNS3. It includes tips for creating a separate folder for GNS3 projects, starting routers one by one, checking for port conflicts, automating initial configurations, and integrating virtual machines like Qemu and VirtualBox hosts.

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GNS3 Notes

This document provides instructions for setting up and troubleshooting GNS3. It includes tips for creating a separate folder for GNS3 projects, starting routers one by one, checking for port conflicts, automating initial configurations, and integrating virtual machines like Qemu and VirtualBox hosts.

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GNS3 Notes

Ctrl + Shift +6 => to end any process emidietly


Video GNS3 tutorial
03-Troubleshooting on Windows
1. Create a separate folder as GNS3_root for GNS3 to track all related activity and
suborders (capture, working and proects!
". Set ideal #C value for eac$ %S& i'ages. (ll t$e sa'e i'age will use t$e sa'e ideal
#C value.
3. )o not start t$e entire router at a ti'e, start one by one.
*. Can't open a project!
+elp ,ips- 'odify .net field. )yna'ics error. "/01unalbel to create 2)# N%&(N%&1
Network %'pute &utput! real proble' in topology file. 3ig$t click on t$e file and t$en
select 4dit Network 5ile. #roble' is in 2)#6 1/// 'eans 'aybe so'e ot$er application
is using t$e port. So, c$eck w$et$er 2)#6 1/// is used by ot$er or not. Close GNS3 7
open cd!e"e (co''and pro'pt! t#pe netstat -an and press $nter. ,$e output is t$e
list of all ,C# and 2)# ports are used. &pen t$e GNS3 and t$e select for' 'enu bar
4dit 18 #references, under )una'ips c$ange 9ase 2)# port and you are done.
:. 2ses $ig$ C#2 for a proect downloaded or broug$t fro' anot$er co'puter. ,o get rid
of t$is issue, ;ust set an %del #C value for routers in your #C.
0. %deal #C value is set and one proect is opened 9ut %deal #C value is not falling down.
t$e reason is t$e 3outers are waiting to press 4nter key. &pen console and press enter
and C#2 will uses will i''ediately fall down.
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0%-&utoating 'nitial Con(igurations
1. Create a baseconfig file for all %&S in GNS3 and edit base config file as follows-
alias e<ec c config t == press c and t$en enter> syste' will write 18 config t
ip tcp synwait : == s$orten ping ti'e to :sec for 'issed typed value
logging sync$ronous == keep console refres$ w$en login
no e<ec1ti'eout == Not to eat C#2 a lot, waiting to press input in console
privi level 1: == not to type enable to enter in privelage 'ode
line vty / *
no login
privi level 1:
e<it
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/:1 &dding )osts with Virtual *C Siulator
1. +sing ,eu as a Virtual *C- find an i'age and set t$e i'age a default and save it.
?e'u works inside console t$at is t$e .e# ad/antage. )ownload ?e'u (ppliances
linu"-icrocore-3!0!1 file fro' gns3.net and saved in folder ?e'u(pl inside
GNS3_root
Setup ,eu Guest-
%dentifier Na'e- ?@C == any na'e will do==
?e'u &ption- 1no1acpi
2ogin to ,eu- Aogin- root #assword- root
Setup '* address- ,ype sudo so and press enter. ,$en assign %# address i(con(ig
eth0 341!3350!3!1 netas. 166!166!166!0 up and press enter. route add de(ault gw
341!350!3!3 and press enter.
". +sing V*CS as a Virtual *C- t$e applicaion will co'e and install along wit$ GNS3.
5ind t$e vpcs.e<e w$ere GNS3 is installed i.e. C-B#rogra' 5ilesBGNS3Bvpcs create a
s$ortcut and paste it in GNS3_root. double click t$e file to open and assign t$e ip
address Nine %# address can be assigned. ,ype any nou'ber for' 1 to C and press
enter D represent t$e #C D. Now type any desire ip address followed by =C%)3 notation
t$en default gateway i.e. ip 341!350!3!1 71% 341!350!3!3 and press enter.
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/01 Virtual8o" )ost 'ntegration
1. )ownload Virtual8o" /%!3 application fro' &racle and @irtual9o< appliances 2inu"
Tin#core 3!0!1 fro' gns3.net. %nstall Virtual8o" and start it. )oubleClick 2inu"
Tin#core it will open virtual9o< and t$en ust i'port t$e ready Guest&S. C$ange t$e
network settings for' control panel. select (dapter to (ttac$e to +ost1only (dapter.
". Setup t$e @irtual9o< for GNS3 fro' preference select @irtual9o< Guest give a na'e
(Ainu<,iny! for idendifier na'e and select t$e &S fro' @E list and save it.
Setup '* address- ,ype sudo so and press enter. ,$en assign %# address i(con(ig
eth0 341!3350!3!1 netas. 166!166!166!0 up and press enter. route add de(ault gw
341!350!3!3 and press enter.
Two wa# *ing Source F66668 )estination
9ranc$D ping 1C".10G.1." source 1C".10G.1.1
8ranch ip 1C".10G.1.1 )ost ip 1C".10G.1."

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