Guidance Note 3: Inspection & Testing (Electrical Regulations)

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So far, we came to know what is GNS3 where we use GNS3. In this section, we will create our first Network Topology, with the help of Cisco 7200 Series Routers. For this, first, open GNS3 and create your First Project. GNS3 New Project The GNS3 workspace is the area of GNS3 where you create topologies by adding devices and links: GNS3 Toolbar ​ David Bombal has several videos online, showing Solar-Putty in general, along with configuration changes you can make: An entire GNS3 topology can be created and run on a single laptop. This allows engineers to demonstrate topologies and software to clients and others on the road.

The image is automatically uploaded to the GNS3 VM (this may take a few moments, depending on the speed of your PC, and the size of the image/VM).If you want to know the total number of interfaces in a router, just type the below command and you will get information about all interfaces. The first screen of the wizard shows a welcome message and a suggestion to close other applications before starting the installation of GNS3. It’s only a suggestion, not a requirement. You can install GNS3 while other applications are running, but in that case, you have to restart the system before you can use it. Drag and drop the selected node (device) to the GNS3 Workspace. An instance of the node becomes available in the Workspace. In this example, the TinyCore PC is now available:

The data of the VMware VMs are stored outside GNS3. This mean a topology using a VMware VM will not be portable on a different computer. If you want a portable topology you will need to use Qemu. Required to connect GNS3 to your computer network. Used by Cloud and NAT nodes to allow your projects to communicate with the outside world. GNS3 does not limit the number of devices you can run in a topology. You are only limited by the hardware resources you have available. Other solutions like Cisco VIRL limit the number of devices in a topology to 20 Cisco devices (depends on license). GNS3 does not do that and you can run hundreds of devices in a GNS3 topology (assuming you have the hardware to do it). But, If you are installing GNS3 on Windows, It’s recommended you should go for GNS3 VM. Because, with the help of GNS3 VM, you can improve the overall performance of the system. Also, with the help of GNS3 VM, you can run several Cisco IOS ( Routers) and IOU ( Premium Switches) in comparison to GNS3 Virtual Machine Installation. Getting Started with GNS3 – Creating the First Project in GNS3 How to add Routers and Switches in GNS3 Notice that the Topology Summary pane has now changed, to reflect that we have three nodes in our workspace: Ethernetswitch-1, PC-1, and PC-2:

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First of all, you need a Cisco IOU Switch image with a Licence given by Cisco. To add the IOU switch, first, you need to import the IOU Switch image to GNS3. This can be done in the following steps : If GNS3 starts and presents a Setup wizard, it verifies you have successfully installed GNS3. When GNS3 starts the first time, it presents the Setup wizard. This wizard allows us to configure and install the GNS3 server. We will configure the GNS3 server in the next part of this tutorial. the option to run the image via the GNS3 VM isn’t greyed out in the above picture, since the GNS3 VM had previously been set up on this PC)

GNS3 is the best study tool for aspiring network professional seeking their certifications, without the need for a home lab.

Create dynamic network maps for troubleshooting and proof of concept (POC) testing: - Test your networks before you build them to reduce the time it takes to get a production network up and running Another best thing is that newer versions of GNS3 support QCOW files, which means you can run KVM virtual machines directly on it. So, you can able to run virtual firewalls directly on it. I am also using Firewalls, i.e. Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and FortiGate within the GNS3.