Once the Wizard has finished searching for new hardware and none is found you will be asked rather or not the new hardware is already connected, bullet the Yes, I have connected the hardware and click next Once in control panel double click the “Add Hardware” icon and the Add Hardware Wizard will pop up as shown below Īfter clicking next the Wizard will automatically search for new hardware this may take a few minutes – Navigate to the Control Panel by clicking Start > Control Panel or by loading My Computer and clicking Control Panel down the left side bar within “Other Places” For lab demonstration purposes, Free CCNA Workbook devices will use 192.168.255.1-8/24 and the host machine is 192.168.255.10/24 Verify your connectivity by assigning an IP address to SW1 in the same subnet that you assigned to the MS Loopback adapter.

Create a Cloud interface in GNS3 and bind it to the newly created MS Loopback Adapter.Configure an IP address on the newly created MS Loopback adapter.Install a MS Loopback interface on Windows XP.Please note that you may have compatibility issues with Windows 7 and Windows Vista 64bit loopback interfaces, a 32bit operating system is recommended. You can choose to bind the GNS3 Cloud to your physical adapter rather then the Microsoft Loopback Adapter when using the physical adapter this gives you the option to connect to the GNS3 Cisco devices from another device within your LAN, however connecting to the GNS3 Cisco device via local host will have a high probability of crashing the Dynamips Engine. This simulates physical connectivity to the emulated Cisco platform. This lab will show you how to configure a Microsoft Loopback interface used for local host IP connectivity to an Ethernet interface of a Cisco device within GNS3. While running GNS3 on other operating systems such as Windows Vista or Windows 7 is possible but due to the compatibility of GNS3, it is currently recommended that you run GNS3 on a Windows XP machine. The workbook was created so GNS3 can be used while running on a Windows XP Professional PC. If you are using GNS3 then throughout the Free CCNA Workbook you will be required to connect to the router using your host machine. In this lab you will learn how to configure a GNS3 Ethernet NIO (Network Input/Output) Cloud used in labs found in the Free CCNA Workbook.

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