Setting Up a Network Lab with GNS3

This chapter provides a step-by-step guide to setting up a virtual network lab using GNS3 on a Windows PC. You’ll learn how to install GNS3 and its virtual machine (GNS3 VM) in VMware and connect an Ubuntu 22 Server. This guide is for anyone interested in networking, from beginners to professionals.

Key Components:

1. GNS3: A network simulation tool.

2. VMware/VirtualBox: Virtualization software.

3. Ubuntu Server: For testing network setups.

You’ll learn to connect a Windows PC, GNS3, and Ubuntu Server into a functional network testing environment.

• Prerequisites
• Setting Up Network Devices in GNS3