How to Install NS3 in Cygwin

Time needed: 4 minutes

Follow from Step 1 to Step 5 in order to create NS3 using Simulation projects. Quick guide to create NS3 in Cygwin. Reach us , if you want an customize NS3 simulation projects works for scholars.

1. Installing and Updating Cygwin

   For perform the Installing and Updating Cygwin, we need ti Run setup-x86.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package for 32-bit windows. The signature for setup-x86.exe can be used to verify the validity of this binary.

2. Install the Cygwin

   Double click on setup-x86.exe and install the cygwin. After install the cygwin import the needed package.

3. Download NS-3 Package

   Download the most recent version of ns3 from the url http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ and Save the file to “{System Root}/cygwin/home/{username}.

4. Unpack the NS-3 Package

   Start cygwin. At the cygwin prompt type: “tar xvf ns-allinone-3.26.tar.bz2″ .This will unpack the ns3 archive so you can use it.

5. Build the ns3 directory

   After it has unpacked, change directory to the new ns3 directory with the following: “cd ns-allinone-3.26″. Then build ns3 by typing the following: “./build.py”.