The GNS3 VM has a new feature called “ New Appliance Templet” where we can import images of devices such as routers, firewalls etc. È Virtual Box, VMWare for type of application we are using to host GNS3 VM È QEMU->Qemu VM’S for Cisco ASA and other firewalls. È IOS on Unix->IOU Devices for old version devices installed on Unix/Linux or Linux images È Dynamips->IOS Routers to install IOS Devices. È VPC for virtual private cloud path or location. È Packet Capture preferences specify location of packet capture. È Server preferences allow user to set GNS3 VM application and Ports. È Let’s define few setting briefly General preferences are the options defines users project storing location.

È You can configure different port and location of file saving in gn3 by navigating to Preferences in the edit menu. È After starting VM Please enter default username and password È Now install gns3 GUI after installation, disable windows firewall to allow GUI to get connected to VM. È Please Install the VMWare workstation then import gns3 VM Into VMware and allocate enough memory 8 GB would be ideal and click start È VMware workstation/virtual box (VMWare workstation would be ideal) È Windows 7/10 operating system (Windows 7 would be ideal) È Core i3/i5/i7 Processor with 8/16 Gb ram È The VM is installed on the virtual box, VMware workstation, KVM, hypervisor È The VM is introduced to overcome the shortcomings of hosts OS Gns3 has introduced VM which is referred to as gns3 VM and makes it easier to configure and install network devices as per the users wish without interrupting the host os (windows) It’s a graphical network simulator that allows you to design complex network topologies, where you can run different devices (irrespective of vendors) like cisco, juniper, chCheckpointFortinet, PFSense etc. The blog is for the new GNS3 VM (Virtual Machine) users on Windows 7/8/10.

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