How do I set up Mininet

How do I set up Mininet

Mininet creates a realistic virtual network, running real kernel, switch and application code on a single machine (VM, cloud or native) in seconds, with single command. To get start with Mininet, first we have to setup Mininet .Through this article, guys you get to know how to setup your Mininet.

Download the Mininet VM

        To set up Mininet, initially you should download the Mininet VM.

        You can download the Mininet VM from the following url ,

             https://github.com/mininet/mininet/wiki/Mininet-VM-Images .

Download the Mininet VM

After downloaded the Mininet VM, then the second process is categorized into two options. They are,

  1. Boot Mininet VM on VirtualBox
  2. Boot Mininet VM on VMware

 

  1. Boot Mininet VM on Virtual Box (option 1)

    To setup or boot Mininet VM on VirtualBox then , do the following steps.

Step 1:

    First create a new VM of the appropriate type (e.g Linux, Ubuntu 64-bit) and use the .vmdk file as the virtual hard disk for the new VM.

Step 2:

Followed by, select “settings” and add an additional host – only network adapter that you can use log in to the Mininet VM image.

Step 3:

Start the Mininet VM.

 Boot Mininet VM on Vmware (option 2)

 To setup or boot Mininet VM on Vmware is done by very easy steps.

Execute the following steps,

Step 1:

       Initially you have to import the Mininet OVF file.

Step 2:

     Now start the Mininet VM.

Now, you guys can just begin to setup Mininet by your own and reach us through numerous platforms, if assistance required.

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