MicroNugget: How to Connect GNS3 to Live Physical Network in Windows 8?

In this video, Keith Barker covers setting up and connecting GNS3 to a live physical network when using Windows 8. If you're struggling to find where to apply configurations for GNS3 in Windows 8, it's because Microsoft hid them away — see where.

Keith demonstrates every step you'll want to follow in order to connect a virtual Windows 8 network to a live one. Follow along as Keith demonstrates the five steps to connect GNS3. Start by finding the Hardware Wizard and choose the right Microsoft network adapter to install the Loopback Interface. Next you'll need to configure Internet Connection Sharing on the real physical interface. After that, head to GNS3 and place the loopback into it as a cloud. After that, you've got to specify the right IP address on the GNS cloud so it can be found. And last, wrap up by making sure that GNS3 is pointing at the right IP address to find its default gateway.

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[KeithBarker]

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Keith

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[linsturnbow]

Thanks Keith! I was struggling with getting this working, and your excellent video set me straight. Thanks for this and so many other great videos!

[PeterKuriaMwangi]

Awesome. Loved it will definitively inform you if I succeed. Thanks Keith for sharing your knowledge to them who seek it.

[ryanstanley]

Just bought the CCNA Security book by Keith and thought I'd have a go at GNS3, this was my sticking point and now all it's steam ahead.

[_-]

thnx man! spent for 2 hours and did not understand what my problem was, thnx again!

[wqqswa]

You sir should be protected at all costs. Thank you

[animounted]

Thank you for this video, I was struggling with the old method wondering why I couldn't get it to work. I'll have to try this out next time I am playing with GNS3. Love these micronuggets, keep em coming! :)

[tarkonis]

THANK YOU I've been trying to get your old nugget config working for days. :):)

[alanquevedo]

CBT you are simply outstanding ! Great video great information ! Thanks Mr. Barker !

[BeDigitalNow]

You are a great you so much for everything

[mikitamarek]

Thanks a lot Keith.Exist any similar tutorial for linux (ubuntu) ?

[keithbarker]

Open source software, with fairly new Windows versions ? There are still some issues to work out, and sounds like you are running into some. I don't know why adding the switch would cause a failure. As a work around, avoid using a switch. If you must have a switch, you may want to use a router switch module in GNS3, which can provide similar functionality.

Hope that helps,

Keith

[AliHussain-pfnh]

Hello Keith, This is awesome video. However, like me there are many other who want to connect their home lab containing switches to GNS3 virtual routers using windows 8. The method you showed is good for internet connection using ICS but it won't work with lab switch say if I want to ping from GNS3 router to physical switch or telnet vlan 1 interface of physical switch to remotely connect from virtual router for managment purposes. Hope to get answers from you. Thanks!!

[naushadamin]

thanks keith very informative, however i still have problems with connection to loopback via gns3, after troubleshooting it was a firewall problem, so just to share, check firewall settings.

[keithbarker]

Hi Patrick-

I am not sure there is a working solution for that with VBox/GNS3/Win8.x at the moment.

I would be interested in any testing you do that may allow it.

Keith

[patrickdenis]

Hi Keith Thks for Sharing this info, one Question do, it is working for internet this way but how to reach my local network without adding another Cloud and using another interface ? in windows 7 i was bridging my wifi and loopback i was able to access internet and my local area network ...

So i can use sdc cpp cucm etc.... with my own computer .

Did only way i found is trought vm right now :)

Thks again !!! love your micro nuggets !!!! keep up the good work !!!! thks a BIG FAN

[damclev]

Other than disabling the public profile of my Windows firewall, the only way I could get this to work was to add a new inbound firewall rule allowing everything with a source IP of 192.168.137.1.

[chrixtopher]

After setting everything up, still cant ping the gateway 192.168.137.1 not sure if because I'm using Windows 10. Please help!

[nikhilgoel]

I'm having problem with GNS3. I have created a a GNS LAB for VMWare lab as Keith suggested in VCP 5.50 training lab.

Please find below router configuration
OS Win7
Windows firewall off
Cloud connected with LoopBack
LoopBack connected with FastEthernet1/0
Cloud connected with VMNet1
VMNet1 connected with FastEthernet1/1

Now my bBut my problem is: -

Router is pinging Loopback - Yes
Router is ping WiFi - No
Windows OS is pinging FastEthernet1/0 - Yes
Windows OS is pinging FastEthernet1/1 - No
VM is pinging FastEthernet1/1 - No