How to Install NS3 in Windows 7

Time needed: 4 minutes

Follow from Step 1 to Step 4 in order to create NS3 using Simulation projects. Quick guide to create NS3 simulation in Windows 7. Reach us , if you want an customize NS3 simulation projects works for scholars.

1. Download & install Cygwin

   For install and update the Cygwin Run setup-x86.exe for 32-bit windows and Run setup-x64.exe for 64-bit windows
   Download the setup files from the the following link, http://www.cygwin.com/install.html

2. Download the ns3 package

   Download the ns3 package from the url , https://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-3-26/ and Save the file to “{System Root}/cygwin/home/{your-username}”. Location. The System Root and your-username are dynamically changed , based on the user specifications

3. Start Cygwin

   Start the cygwin. By using the cygwin prompt window , we change the location of the downloaded ns-allinone-3.26.tar package. Next,we perform the process of unpack the ns3 archive file and get the package folder .

4. Build the package

   For perform the process of change directory to the new ns3 directory with the following: “cd ns-allinone-3.26″. Then build ns3 by typing the following: “./build.py”. after build the package ,we verify the installation , we change the location into ns-3.26 and execute the file, ./test.py.