topic Re: problem with gns3 in Routing and SD-WAN

problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:15:53 GMT

Hi guys,

I am writing because I have a big problem with gns3.

1) I downloaded and decompressed the ios image file named “c1700-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T11” with winrar. I did not use cisco image upacker ( is this wrong?)

2) I chose the project directory and the image directory for gns3. To make it more simple I used the same folder for gns3 projects and images.

3) I configured dynamips. I Enabled the options “ghost ios feature’’, ’’mmap support’’ and I checked that dynamips was working perfectly.

4) Then from gns3 I chose the decompressed image named “C1700-AD ‘’

FIRST TROUBLE

I saw a message stating that “The path you have selected should contain only ascii (English) characters.

Dynamips does not support Unicode on Windows”

In spite of this message the image ios was loaded.

5) I left the base config option as “baseconfig.txt” (should I change it?)

6) I chose the platform and the model (I am sure about the platform but I am not sure about the exact model…On step 7 I checked all the models but no one was working. Of course the image file is not false I have checked it)

7) I saved the image and then dragged the router image of the platform in order to design my network.Everything worked perfect till then.

SECOND TROUBLE

I saw a message stating “209-UNABLE TO START VM INSTANCE-R1’’

Of course my router cannot boot up and I don’t know what I do wrong.Of course I tried it many times with lots of images but every time happened the same thing.

I would appreciate if someone of you helped guys! Thank you in advance! I am waiting for suggestions because I need gns3 in order to practice for ccnp routing!

Re: problem with gns3

cadet alain — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:13:50 GMT

Hi,

Wether you leave IOS as is(.bin) or you can decompress with winrar but you must give it the extension .image and rename it with the name of the original .bin file.

That's why your router won't start as he finds no valid IOS.

Regards.

Alain.

Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:37:12 GMT

very intersting Alain! Could you tell me how i change the bin file to image?the unpacked file is for example C1700-AD. it does not have an extension on its name....how can i transform it to an image file? sorry but i am not an expert on these things my friend....i would appreciate if you could give me an wxample......anyway thank you very much!!!!!!!!!

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Re: problem with gns3

cadet alain — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:41:55 GMT

when decompressed with winrar then you rename to c1700-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T11.image

and you use this as the IOS image.

Regards.

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Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:48:05 GMT

dear Alain i did it but i still have the same problem?any other suggestions my friend?

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cadet alain — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:52:36 GMT

Can you post baseconfig.txt

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Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:56:36 GMT

this is it.hope it helps

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Re: problem with gns3

cadet alain — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:40:33 GMT

Ok,

It was no help indeed.

On which OS are you?

Is Dynamips process started? it should listen on TCP 7200 on localhost.

Is the path to IOS image ok?

Can you find the .net file made by GNS3?

Regards.

Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:03:06 GMT

windows 7

dynamips working fine as i tested gns3

base port 7200.... ( is it ok?)

where can i find it?

thank you again.......i don t know what to do!

i want to state something......previously you told me how to convert a bin file to image.....although i changed it as you told me #######.image the file was recognized aome s a bin file.....is this of any importance?

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Re: problem with gns3

cadet alain — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:15:53 GMT

The only difference is that the .image file is already uncompressed so you gain time when loading IOS in ram.

On windows 7 you must start dynamips as administrator did you do it?

For the .net file just do a search for this file because I don't know where it resides.

Regards.

Alain.

Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:26:36 GMT

no what should i do in order to start dynamips as administrator?

thank you one more time!

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cadet alain — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:26:20 GMT

To start a program as administrator you right click and then run as administrator.

You must do this for GNS3 which is using Dynamips.

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Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:42:49 GMT

No it did not work at all! any other suggestions?

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Re: problem with gns3

cadet alain — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:01:30 GMT

Can you post screenshots of what you did in GNS3 and of the directory where your IOS is with its name.

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Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:20:46 GMT

i am sending them...if you need anything else you can tell me

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cadet alain — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:09:03 GMT

In hypervisor I don't see anything in right panel, click on save and what about the IOS image Tab

And in Dynamips: put the absolute path to the executable

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Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:14:36 GMT

what exactly do you mean?

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cadet alain — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:42:44 GMT

in the hypervisors.jpg Idon't see anything in right panel and I should but to do so

you must click on save button at the bottom and do the same for the IOS image tab next to hypervisor tab

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Re: problem with gns3

palaiologosbyz — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:53:45 GMT

the same result!

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Re: problem with gns3

cadet alain — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:48:30 GMT

The IOS you are using works only for 1760 with min 160/32

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