#Gns3 vmware setup how to

Microsoft Windows is aware of the VMnet1 network adapter and hence also is GNS3. VMware Workstation does not have to be open for this step. The GNS3 cloud (here depicted by VM) is configured to use VMnet1: ROUTER1 is connected to VM via port f0/0. ROUTER1 can be any router for which you have an image. Here is my demonstration setup on GNS3 v0.8.7:Īgain nothing unusual. You may have to reboot your Windows system for these settings to bind I did not have to. Note that I have not specified a default gateway or DNS server as they are not needed here. You should also disable DHCP on your host-only network but I did not here to demonstrate that you can leave DHCP enabled if you are careful to statically assign an IP address for every network interface on your host-only network.Īs shown below, I have given VMnet1 a static IP address in Windows (I am running Windows 7): As you can see, VMnet1 is a host-only network whose network address is 192.168.100.0.

This post is not an introduction to GNS3 you are assumed to be somewhat familiar with GNS3 if you are here.įirst, here are my VMware Workstation network settings:

#Gns3 vmware setup how to

In this post, I will demonstrate how to connect a Puppy Linux VM to a GNS3 Cisco router via a VMware Workstation 9 host-only network. Instead I prefer to connect my GNS3 network to my VMs via a host-only network. I prefer not to use the Microsoft loopback adapter approach as I have found that approach to be somewhat buggy and temperamental. I typically create a host-only network when I am testing or using VMs as I do not have a need for external connectivity for such VMs. Reasons for loopback connectivity failure include Microsoft firewall issues, MAC address issues and IPv4 configuration issues. Equally you will find many requests for help from people who ran into trouble setting up such such a configuration. Here is one such example from Intense School. When you research how to connect a VMware guest to GNS3, you will find many articles advocating the use of a Microsoft loopback adapter.