How to install Mikrotik in GNS3
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because many students who have difficulty in learning networks because the price is so expensive hardware,This is the best solution for learning networks.Sometimes, we want to make some proxy network topology and test how it works, to For example, we want to make some test with 4-8 routers to simulate
real estate and network with routerboard. We need It money to make a real laboratory.
TOOLS & INGREDIENTS :
1.GNS3
- Graphic Network Simulator
- Open Source Software
- Running on Windows, Linux
- Simulate complex network topologies
- Running multi vendor devices
- See detail at www.gns3.net
- Known as Quick EMUlator
- Open source software
- Emulates full system (usually a PC)
- Launch a different OSIf you already download gns3 all in one, you don’t need to download Qemu again
- See detail at www.qemu.org
- Has Mikrotik license level 0
- Made for x86 hardware architecture
- Usually burn in to CD
- To install MikroTik in to PC or power PC
- See detail at www.mikrotik.com
4.Virtual Box
- VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.
- See detail at www.virtualbox.org
5.Operating System ( Windows /Linux )
- download os to be made in the virtual,search for free os
Note : preparations are complete,install first your software GNS3 dan Virtual box,qemu software will be automatically installed when you install GNS3
Lab Demo :
1. After download All tool & ISO file, move ISO file to the folder where the GNS3 program
located. Go to command line and move to GNS3 folder.
C:\Users\admin>cd C:\Program Files\GNS3
C:\Program Files\GNS3>
2. Then run the command to make the image file, for example named mikrotik.img
C:\Program Files\GNS3>qemu-img.exe create -f qcow2 mikrotik.img 256M
Until a successful image-making information
Formatting 'mikrotik.img', fmt=qcow2 size=268435456 encryption=off
cluster_size=0
3.Install ISO file to the current image, I assume that the ISO file name is
“mikrotik.iso”, you can adjust file name to match with the following command
C:\Program Files\GNS3>qemu.exe mikrotik.img -boot d -cdrom
"mikrotik.iso"
4. Qemu will show MikroTik installation process similar to when we install it
using CD-room
5. After the installation is complete (indicated by RouterOS reboot), close the
window and try boot from image
C:\Program Files\GNS3>qemu.exe mikrotik.img -boot c
Qemu will boot and run routeros until see the login promt MiroTik routeros.
Sometime file “mikrotik.img” that we already create not found in GNS3
folder, you need try to search it first in drive C, and copy it to GNS3 folder.
This Mikrotik already be in use, to setup and run them topoloy you should read the next article.