Install GNS3 VM + Mikrotik on VMWare - Mikrotik Tutorial

Build complex network topologies using GNS3 VM and Mikrotik images. I'll show step by step the process required to successfully create a functional lab environment.
Useful links
VMware Workstation Player: www.vmware.com/ca/products/wo...
GNS3: www.gns3.com/
Mikrotik Images: mikrotik.com/download
#MikrotikGNS3 #GNS3 #VirtutalLabMikrotik
Channel URL: / @thenetworktrip

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Let's build our virtual lab using GNS3VM on VMWare Workstation Player. Please let me know what do you think about this setup. Any suggestions for future topics, please comment below.

[@heberalvarado7270]

good stuff profesor Wilmer.... this is fantastic...!!!

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Glad you like it!

[@frost8275]

Thank you very much for your videos! Great explanation and great examples. Helps a lot with dealing with GNS and MikrotikCHR!

[@robertnuno-luevano7930]

Such great tutorial video, straight foward, ease to follow. Thank you sir! 🙏

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Thank you

[@shirokaminokageyami]

This is the tutorial that I am really needed, straighforward, easy to follow and understood. Thank you!

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Great to hear!

[@shirokaminokageyami]

@@TheNetworkTrip I have a question, I am using a VMWare Workstation 17 Pro and following your tutorial but I am having a trouble when I try to Start the mikrotik in my GNS 3 it has an error that says "Hardware acceleration can only be used with the following Qemu executables: qemu-system-x86_64, qemu-system-i386, qemu-kvm". I am searching on the internet and didn't find the solution yet. I already add "enable_kvm = false" in my gns3_server.conf but still couldn't solve the issue. How do I solve this? am I have to use VMWare Workstation Player?

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hello! When you are creating the Mikrotik template, please make sure that you are selecting the correct Qemu binary: qemu-system-x86_64

[@shirokaminokageyami]

@@TheNetworkTrip It's work!! The solution are very simple yet I didn't think of this, it's working perfectly now. Thank you again kind sir for the very fast replied, you're getting a new subscriber.

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Thanks😀

[@ravd96]

Amazing,great instruction, thanks !

[@ari178]

Excellent tutorial sir. Thank you very much

[@proa1999]

Good guide for implementation. Thanks.

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Glad you liked it

[@bobyachmadmaulana2624]

Thank you sir, this is detail tutorial

[@slave2fishing]

Thank you so much for this!

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Glad it was helpful!

[@serhiih.7055]

Thanks, very informative and easy to follow guide

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ReanNetwork2024]

Thank you 🙏

[@rubenlazo3156]

Muchas gracias... muy buena explicación, felicitaciones...

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Gracias!!!

[@SRINI-Tec]

Thank sir 👍 this is very useful to me i tried and successful.

[@AtanasLudnev]

Thank you so much!

[@TheNetworkTrip]

You're welcome!

[@mikkio5371]

thank you sooooooo much . love you . and i am gratefull 🙏🙏. God bless you

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Happy to help!

[@hammoudasalah7561]

nice video

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Thanks

[@razaghafoor293]

Great

[@luisqp66]

Hello thanks. Why on vmware Virtual Machine settings we have 2 Network adapters ? and Why did you choose the host only the first and NAt the second?

[@Muddlepan]

Thank you for such clear and helpful instruction in your videos. I was able to set up the CHRs but haven't figured out how to install CRS 326 and 309 with a switch chip to test. I saw you use those in the Vlans CRS3xx video but that doesn't show the GNS3 set up for the CRS. I know I am missing something.

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hello, That is not possible. You can use the same config process than CRS3XX on the CHR. Everything works the same except that it will be using the CPU. I used a CHR simulating the 3xx for lab purposes only.

[@jpcapobianco1979]

can you do the same thing inside GNS ? i tried this tutorial and worked if i use the browser web, but if i want to do the same thing inside gns winbox can't see my qemu router. how can i solve it ?

[@mikkio5371]

pls on my VM . the ethernet ports starts from 1 and on the diagram it starts from zero . how do i make them exact same thing pls

[@dannthanhfore]

Dear Sir. Could you please do some video about load balacing multi WAN and VPN L2TP to network that have loadbalacing. Thank you in advance !

[@Futureone]

Is it better to have these images of the routers/switches/firewalls for gns3 running on local disc (computer) or a external one? I noticed you used the local disc to run the images on instead of gns3 VM, is that preference or performance or requirement? I'm running everything I install onto gns3 vm. Thank You.

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hello! It’s better to use the GNS3 VM.

[@nealbrian7863]

This is very cool and am going to set it up. Can I assume that once all the topology and devices are configures, I can export the configurations and then import them to the real devices?

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hi Neal, thank you. You can export the config files and use them on real devices.

[@basudebbhanja1144]

wireshark capture not working GNS3 web UI? what to do ?

[@youseftamer1287]

I got through all the steps, but when i try to start the Mikrotik, it starts for a second and goes off. can you help?

[@vladimirb3049]

Where to find image Mikrotik SW CRS354 for GNS3 ? Or it is CHR image for use ? Only rename and use?

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hi Vladimir, we can use the CHR image (switching will be on software - for labs, that's enough)

[@drcrippa]

Hello everything is fine ? First of all, thank you for your videos, they are amazing, I learn a lot from them. I followed the instructions in the video but when connecting the Mikrotik, at the end of the configuration a message appears of no boot device. Would you help me. Thanks

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hello! It seems the binary used by qemu is incorrect. Can you double check the selection of the binary (qemu -system-x86-x64)

[@slashplusdash]

This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU. When I run web console on my mikrotik help

[@TheNetworkTrip]

That’s correct. Thank you!

[@claystudiofx]

17:23 there's cut in your video. what happen on this period of time actually? Because it just happen to me as in your screen (17:18), when i open cosole. It says : "IPXE bla bla .... booting from hardisk. Loading system..." but then it goes blank. And it will then always happen like thi. So hoow did you solve it ?

[@petewasher9426]

I also have this problem - did you resolve it?

[@walterdominickpostrero9931]

Same problem, how did you solve it?

[@estebandomaniczky2126]

brooo extract the file from the download, an choose the .iso file, works fine for me

[@kertpuththai]

i can't log from window to mikrotik in gns3

[@bhartendulal8645]

HI sir, I tried to install same, Getting error something like this Error while powering on: This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled. Intel VT-x might be disabled if it has been disabled in the BIOS/firmware settings or the host has not been power-cycled since changing this setting. (1) Verify that the BIOS/firmware settings enable Intel VT-x and disable 'trusted execution.' (2) Power-cycle the host if either of these BIOS/firmware settings have been changed. (3) Power-cycle the host if you have not done so since installing VMware Player. (4) Update the host's BIOS/firmware to the latest version. This host does not support "Intel EPT" hardware assisted MMU virtualization. VMware Player does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. Failed to start the virtual machine.

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hi Bhartendu, Thank you for your comment. I'll create a video showing how to enable VT-X on the BIOS.

[@bhartendulal8645]

@@TheNetworkTrip HI Sir, Still waiting for the next video about to enable VT-X on the BIOS

[@TheNetworkTrip]

@@bhartendulal8645 Hi, it will posted tomorrow. It's ready.

[@bhartendulal8645]

@@TheNetworkTrip thanks

[@TheNetworkTrip]

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[@xanderdekock1150]

I got through all the steps, but when i try to start the Mikrotik, it starts for a second and goes off. Any ideas?

[@youseftamer1287]

same here did you find the solution

[@bhartendulal8645]

HI sir, I did that,, I am able to install MikroTik too with that , also able to access MikroTik through command line, But in winbox Mac address is not showing....So how can i access through winbox. Please help

[@bhartendulal8645]

Please guide, Why I am not seeing mac-address of mikrotik in winbox,

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hi, verify your firewall, or try getting access by IP instead of Mac address (it's more stable)

[@bhartendulal8645]

@@TheNetworkTrip My computer firewall is already disabled, I try to access it through a mac address, Not going to access it, Any other ideas?

[@bhartendulal8645]

@@TheNetworkTrip through access the IP address , Installed Mikrotik os should ping the physical IP address of the computer, But it is not going to ping

[@alideziner4819]

many thnaks sir >> but mikrotic didnt apear in winbox when i add cluod .. can help ?

[@TheNetworkTrip]

Hi Ali, Please check your OS firewall or antivirus. If not, then configure an IP address via Terminal and access via IP from the Winbox.

[@alideziner4819]

@@TheNetworkTrip many thanks i try to conect via lan its work