Enter your email address then click Continue. The SolarWinds Response Time Viewer installer will appear.When Wireshark is installed, click Next then Finish.Remove the checkmark to install WinPcap (because we already installed it).On Choose Install Location, leave the default location and click Next.Make sure the check mark is selected to automatically start the driver at boot time.**Default C:\Program Files\ is recommended. At Choose Install Location, define a location and click Install.At Choose Components, select ALL items and click Next.At Choose Start Menu Folder, click Next.Agree to the license terms, click I Agree.Now that we have all of the prerequisite items, we can move forward with the installation. We can now proceed with installing and configuring GNS3 on our PC. Leave VMW12 running (don’t close it) because GNS3 will automatically access the VM on-demand. The VM should now be imported and available. Select the storage path and name for the VM (I’m using the default options). The Import Virtual Machine window will appear.Locate and select the GNS3 VM.OVA file, click Open.Import the GNS3 VM OVA into VMware Workstationīefore we GNS3 we need to import the VM image into VMware Workstation so it is ready to go. Get a supported Cisco IOS imageĬisco IOS images are downloaded from provided you are legally licensed for the software. Get both of them and save the files locally. You need the Windows download as well as the GNS3 VM. On the downloads page, note the links in the screenshot below. Navigate to and log in (sign up for an account if you don’t have one). GNS3 Virtual Machine OVA Image for VMware.(These instructions have not been tested on Windows 10 Home editions but it should work.)Īssuming you have VMware Workstation 12 Pro installed on your Windows 10 Pro PC, we can get started! Lets download the software we need: ** At the time of writing this post I’m using Windows 10 Pro build 10586.63 with 16GB RAM. A Windows 10 Pro PC with at least 8GB RAM and Quad-core CPU.This guide assumes you have at least an intermediate knowledge of networking and server administration. Plus it is just fun learning how to set up networks in a virtual environment. I am personally using GNS3 to help me with my next SolarWinds book. As of the time of this writing the current GNS3 release is v1.4.0. It is important because GNS3 can be used in place of real hardware. GNS3 is very popular for those that create proof-of-concept networks for their own enterprise environments but it is also very popular for those training for the coveted Cisco certifications. It is emulation software that can run real-time Cisco IOS, JunOS, and other network OSes in a virtual environment (think virtual machines for network OSes such as Cisco’s IOS routers). GNS stands for “graphical network simulator 3”. So on that note, let’s get straight to today’s topic – install GNS3 v1.4 on Windows 10. In my defense I have been insanely busy with family, work, and especially with planning my next SolarWinds NPM book. Hello world! It has been quite a bit of time since I last wrote a post here.
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