GNS3 – Internet LAB Tutorial Part 2
Posted by Josh on Tue 26 Feb 2008Categories: Cisco , Cisco Routers , GNS3 , virtualization - [46] Comments
In Part 1 of the Internet lab tutorial, we created a virtual "internet" using gns3. We built the infrastructure and configured a router to represent "The Internet" (ISP). This time, you will add switches and configure the internet routers at each customer site. Other tutorials will follow that use these two tutorials as a foundation.

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IP Addresses
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Router R1
FastEthernet 1/0 : 192.168.1.1 / 24
Serial 0/0 : 12.34.56.2 / 30
Router R2
FastEthernet 1/0 : 192.168.2.1 / 24
Serial 0/0 : 23.45.67.2 / 30
Router R3
FastEthernet 1/0 : 192.168.3.1 / 24
Serial 0/0 : 34.56.78.2 / 30
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Configuration demonstrated in this tutorial
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Each router is configured with a variation of this configuration during this tutorial.
router(config)#hostname R1
router(config)#
router(config)#no logging console
router(config)#
router(config)#enable secret
router(config)#
router(config)#line vty 0 4
router(config)#password blindhog
router(config)#login
router(config)#
router(config)#line vty 5 15
router(config)#password blindhog
router(config)#login
router(config)#
router(config)#int f1/0
router(config-if)#desc Router R1 LAN
router(config-if)#no shut
router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
router(config-if)#
router(config-if)#int s0/0
router(config-if)#desc Internet Connection
router(config-if)#ip address 12.34.56.2 255.255.255.252
router(config-if)#no shut
router(config-if)#
router(config-if)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 12.34.56.1
router(config-if)#end
router#wr
If you have questions regarding the theory behind this tutorial, I would like to suggest reading the CCNA series from Cisco Press or purchasing the Train Signal CCNA video training series from TrainSignal.com. Either option is a great way to learn Cisco and obtain your CCNA Certification.

February 27th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Great Tutorial!. Thanks Alot
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
thanks for the great tutorial!!!
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
Hi dear
where can I find GNS3 part 1 PL.adise me
THANK you
March 3rd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
http://www.blindhog.net/gns3-how-to-build-an-internet-lab/
March 6th, 2008 at 12:31 am
[...] This tutorial is part one of a two part series. If you have not already been through the internat lab series, I recommend watching them before starting the GRE/IPSec tutorials – Internet Lab Part 1 and Internet Lab Part 2. [...]
March 9th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
[...] This tutorial is part two of a two part series. If you have not already been through the internat lab series, I recommend watching them before starting the GRE/IPSec tutorials – Internet Lab Part 1 and Internet Lab Part 2. [...]
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:31 am
[...] These labs were built based on BlindHogs’ How to build an Internet Lab Part 1 & Part 2 [...]
June 5th, 2008 at 4:53 am
[...] These labs were built based on BlindHogs’ How To build A Frame Relay Lab [...]
July 29th, 2008 at 6:04 am
I am new to GNS3,I have loaded the image picked the routers but my similator can not allow me to comfigure ang thing plis assist me
July 29th, 2008 at 6:07 am
can I get some asistance
July 29th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Isagara,
Here is a list of all our video tutorials for GNS3
http://www.blindhog.net/category/gns3/
Josh
August 8th, 2008 at 4:37 am
[ask]
can get some specification about gns3 ..??
gns3 is not run in my notebook. can you explain what the matter
August 17th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
He Dear,
I need some assistance about the basic of gns3.I am Quite a new user of gns3.Please some one help me about how i start the Lab practice. just give me basic statting tips.
i will be very thankful.
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 am
hi.. can some one please tell me how i can manage or configure PC or computers in this tutorial so that suppose i can ping or telnet the routers through my PC or the computer which i add?
we can run alot of everything using routers or switches.. but till now, i have not been able to manage a pc so that after connection a PC to another or to a router,how can wr assign ip to that computer or ping the router interfaces !
Thank you
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:28 am
* oh.. my bad…
lemme correct it !!th last line of my comment should be:
how can *WE* assign ip to that computer or ping the router interfaces !
i hope i was clear..
the problem is that we can add as many devices as we can,, but there should be the related IOS for all switches or routers.
i was provided with some cisco IOS , but when it comes to configure a PC , or assigning IP address to it,, nothing responds ! i mean in BOSON net sim, we can add PC 1 and 2 and ….. and we can assign an ip to them,, but here we can not assign an ip address to them,,,
the aim is to ping a router interface through a PC as we add !
please keep me posted if any one has any idea about it
regards
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:23 am
well… naveed ahmad…..
as you may know, this softtware gives you the ability to configure the real routers and switches,with a little different aspect.in emulator, the most important thing which you should be provided with, is an IOS by which you can statr a topology or configuration or any other scenario of your desire.
you can download the IOS by searching in google.com or ….. .
after so,and opening the GNS platform,you can drag a device to the blank pane keeping in mind that the IOS is assigned to the device ! i mean without assigning an IOS in EDIT > IOS Images and hypervisors > Images , you can’t configure anything at all ! after browsing ios files in the images pane , you can connect devices together and then click start.you’ll see that by adding any device , a red circle is sorrounded around its host name in the right pane of the window, by starting the devices,this red circle will be transformed to Green ! it means the devices are connected to fine !
then you can telnet to them by clicking on an icon above the topology you are working at !
moreover after a successfull telnet to all devices,you can start configuring the desired topology !is that ok for you? or need some more help?
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Naveed,
Here is a link for all my GNS3 tutorials.
http://www.blindhog.net/category/gns3/
Click ‘Next Page’ at the bottom to see more tutorials. They get more basic on page 2.
Josh
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Majid,
This tutorial should help.
http://www.blindhog.net/how-to-integrate-a-microsoft-loopback-interface-with-gns3/
Although this covers a loopback interface, you can do the same thing with a real ethernet interface.
Josh
September 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
excellent presentation josh
little question, i can’t find the emulation button on my GNS 3 lab how should i proceed from there any hint.
October 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I have watched you tutorials. Excellent
Thanks at lot
October 31st, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Its amazing really
excellent
January 9th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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February 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 am
You’re star!
Thanks once again.
Archie
February 24th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Thanks Archie!
June 10th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Dear Sir,
through the real router when we finish any configuration it should be save it by wr or copy running_configuration to startup_configuration ..my quastion is through the GNS3 simulator I think saving through option Extract all startup_configs
by Icon available on the tool bar is there another option to save configuration , second quistion how we can open the configuration which we saved . please ASAP reply me .. thank you so much
June 11th, 2009 at 3:28 am
Dear Sir,
I have quastion for GNS3
How we can save and get back the configuration through the GNS3 simulator?
August 9th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Hi.
Very good work!!
Congratulations.
It was a great video with clear explanations.
September 14th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Dear Sir,
After the first internet Lab tut. you have to add the switches but to connect them en start the emu> you have to restart the routers.
But when im doing that the routers are refusing to make a telnet connecting or any.
Please see below need answer asap.
ast login: Tue Sep 15 01:53:26 on ttys000
telnet localhost 2001 ; exit
a156013:~ mohammedelazzouzi$ telnet localhost 2001 ; exit
Trying ::1…
telnet: connect to address ::1: Connection refused
Trying fe80::1…
telnet: connect to address fe80::1: Connection refused
Trying 127.0.0.1…
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is ‘^]’.
Connected to Dynamips VM “R1″ (ID 1, type c3600) – Console port
explenation please.
Kind Regards Mo,
October 17th, 2009 at 8:31 am
hi,sir i am student of networking (just entered in this field could you please assist me how to work with networking i am going 4 ccna…..ccie ) so can u plz give some lessons. i have no softwares. can u plz send me on my email
October 28th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Good video………………!
October 28th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
to understand of telnet concept
October 28th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
can any body help how to configure host in GNS 3 tool? highly apprechiated
December 14th, 2009 at 10:47 am
how can start labs for switch
February 10th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
good morning every body, i installed gns3 in my pc but i am unable to connect the pc saying that qume image is not there like that help me out..
March 7th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Hi,
I m having a problem.
I ve configured MS loopback adapter and i m able to ping my router from pc but when i m trying to ping the loopback adapter from router it is not going through…Can anyone tell me what could be the problem.
Thanks
March 7th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Well actually solved the problem. Disabled Windows firewall, User control from control panel and also needed to disable firewall of antivirus program.
April 3rd, 2010 at 9:29 am
hi…
thanks a lot for providing this tutorial….
July 13th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Excellent josh thanks a lot.. your video is excellent it solved my problem
August 27th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Thanks for the online video Turotials. Where can I find the IOS to run the Dynamips simulators.
Thanks in advance for your help Appreciat it.
November 5th, 2010 at 3:15 am
[...] Internet LAB Tutorial Part 2 [...]
November 11th, 2010 at 12:46 am
May be I am too late to know about this but, thank god I find this simulator program which I can use without buying any money on network simulators.
Thank you very much for helping the community in great ways.
November 26th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
peter…
excellent info, keep it coming…
February 23rd, 2011 at 5:46 pm
THANKS,IT IS VERY GOOD,I WANA BE CISCO CERTIFIED.
April 28th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
hi,
i am a novice and facing a problem, whenever i am dragging a router then there is a msg display, saying please register atleast One IOS image.
how to overcome the this problem, please help me out in sorting the problem.
thanks.
regards:
wolniq Jr
July 16th, 2011 at 3:49 am
@josh, infact am dumb founded at this your great video, infact, you make me think of going back into routing and switching with this you video but am alraedy learnin voice, but my take is,how can i download this your video so that i can always play it at my leisure time wen am not on the internet.regards
October 4th, 2011 at 8:54 am
Hello, just downloaded this software. can anyone tell me how to register an IOS image with it?
I tried to use it but it came up with the message that i need an IOS image.
Thanks for your reply