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  • GNS3 Installation and Configuration Step by Step in Windows

    GNS3 (Graphical Network Simulator) is one of the most popular network simulator software used by hundreds of thousands of network engineers worldwide to emulate, configure, test and troubleshoot virtual and real networks. GNS3 supports a large number of vendors such as MikroTik, Cisco, Juniper, Windows, Linux and many other vendors. GNS3 can be installed on Windows, Linux and MAC Operating System. In this article, I will show how to download and install GNS3 application in Windows Operating System. I will also show how to configure a basic network in GNS3 that will communicate with the real networks. GNS3 Download for Windows Operating System GNS3 is completely free and open source software. So, it can be downloaded from its official website without any charge. In GNS3 official website, the installation file is found for major three operating platforms (Windows, Linux and MAC). The following steps will show how to download GNS3 installation file (.exe) for Windows Operating System. Go to GNS3 official website (gns3.com) from your favorite web browser. You must Sign Up and Login before any download. So, Sign Up and Login with your personal information. Now click on DOWNLOAD menu item. GNS3 current version (now it is 2.1.9) information [...]

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    MikroTik Router Integration and Configuration on GNS3 |   September 19, 2018

    GNS3 is a network simulator software used by hundreds of thousands of network engineers worldwide to emulate, configure, test and troubleshoot virtual and real networks. GNS3 can talk a large number of network vendors including MikroTik. MikroTik introduces Cloud Hosted Router (a RouterOS version) that is used to run as virtual machine and a virtual machine can easily be integrated with GNS3. So, network administrators who are fond of MikroTik Router can now configure, test and troubleshoot their MikroTik network [...]

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    Unlocking Digital Opportunities: A Beginner’s Guide to Computer Networking |   October 14, 2025

    Summary Computer networking has created the digital world, enabling communication networks that unite various regions of the world and connect any device in some way or another. Networking provides new opportunities to secure employment, act as freelance workers, or even pursue volunteer work, which is why it is worth investing in for career development. Being practical should be valued even more than theory. Even after setting up a home lab, reviewing real projects, and consulting trusted sources, you will learn [...]

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    How to Get VMware ESXi Free License |   November 5, 2021

    You are here that means you are finding how to get ESXi free license because you have installed ESXi 6.7 or ESXi 7 and 60 days trial license has been expired and then all virtual machines have been powered off or you want to use VMware ESXi absolutely free of charge. Whatever your requirement, it is a good news that VMware provides free license with some limitations to use VMware ESXi absolutely free of charge. So, if you have a [...]

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    MikroTik RouterOS 7 Quick Setup using Winbox 4 |   October 6, 2024

    MikroTik RouterBoard and MikroTik Wireless Router are popularly used now a days. MikroTik RouterBoard is used in ISP Network and MikroTik Wireless Router is specially used for home users. MikroTik RouterBoard requires custom configuration because it is used for large network. On the other hand, MikroTik Wireless Router is used in home for a small network. MikroTik Wireless Router requires quick setup because home users are so hurry and not so technical. So, MikroTik RouterOS 7 provides a quick setup [...]

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    MikroTik RouterOS Device Mode: Home, Basic, and Advanced – and Their Impact on Hotspot Setup |   November 4, 2025

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    Setting Google as Default Search Engine |   September 30, 2015

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    LVM Management in CentOS/Red Hat 7 Linux |   March 15, 2019

    LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is the recommended partition method for CentOS/Red Hat 7 Linux. Specially, if we work on Mail Server, File Server, FTP Server, Web Proxy Server or any application where disk space changes frequently, the LVM partition is mandatory in this case. In my previous article, I discussed how to install CentOS 7.5 with LVM partitioning. If you are new here or CentOS 7 is not yet installed, I will suggest you to follow my previous article and [...]

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    Email is the heart of any business communication today. Not only enterprise companies but also our personal life’s activities are mostly depended on email. So, every person should have an email account today. There are many online companies (such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail) who are providing free email services for any online users. Among these online companies, Gmail is the most popular free email service by Google with 15 GB free storage facility. Gmail has huge features to maintain [...]

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    Computer Networking Basics |   February 10, 2017

    Computer networking is a buzzword to the present world. By the virtue of computer networking, the world has become just like a village. So, anyone of the world can communicate with any person of the world within seconds as if they are living in a village. Computer networking does not mean a single element. A lot of networking elements and protocol work behind a computer networking. So, the computer guys who are interested to learn how computer networking works should [...]

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