In this video, we are going to learn how to connect the mikrotik router and Cisco router 2
to our computer. If we look at this topology, note that the computer is connected to a switch, 3
then the mikrotik and Cisco router are also connected to the switch. Later we will configure 4
the ip address 192.168.1.1 on the computer, 192.168.1.2 on the mikrotik, and 192.168.1.3 5
on cisco. Here we know that mikrotik and cisco are on gns3, meaning we need to create a virtual 6
interface on our computer, why? Because gns3 is virtual, so we must make a virtual interface 7
on our computer to connecting our computer with router on gns3. 8
To create a virtual interface, you can enter start, then type hdwwiz, this stands for hardware 9
wizard. next, here, chose recommended, next, next, choose network adapters, , select Microsoft 10
on the left, and on the right, choose loopback adapter, next, next, and finish. 11
After create a virtual interface, we need to restart our computer. But before that let’s 12
save our project on gns3 first. 13
Okay, I'm done restarting my computer. To prove that our virtual interface is already up 14
We can enter the open network and sharing center. Then change adapter settings 15
here we can see that we have Microsoft loopback adapter, which is the Local area connection 2 16
Now let’s configure the ip address for this interface. According to our topology, 17
the IP Address is 192.168.1.1. 18
Next, let’s open our project on gns3. enter the project library, select our project, then ok 19
Okay here we see mikrotik and cisco router. Next we need to import a cloud 20
the cloud will act as our computer. We also need to import an Ethernet switch. 21
Next we need to configure this cloud to act as our computer. Right click on it, and choose configure 22
Here we have to check show special Ethernet interface 23
Here select local area connection 2, local area connection 2 is our loopback adapter interface. Then choose add 24
and okay. Finally, let’s connect the cable from our computer to the switch 25
from the switch to the mikrotik, from Cisco to the switch. Now let’s turn on the mikrotik & cisco router 26
if the cpu usage reach 100%, we can do auto idle pc on Cisco router. 27
Now let’s try to configure the IP address on the mikrotik and Cisco router, but before 28
that it is strongly recommended to look at the interface that is installed on the mikrotik 29
and Cisco, by clicking this icon, here we can see that the mikrotik is in Ether 0 30
but the interface naming on mikrotik router is started from ethernet1, so ether 0 here means 31
ether1, then on the cisco, the interface is fa0 / 0. 32
Ok, let’s configure the ip address on the mikrotik router first. 33
The mikrotik ip address will be 192.168.1.2. Next let’s configure the ip address on the Cisco router. 34
The ip address of cisco router will be 192.168.1.3. 35
Now, let’s try to ping from our computer to the Mikrotik and Cisco router. 36
Open the command prompt, let’s ping the mikrotik first, which is 192.168.1.2, okay it works, 37
then let’s try ping to the Cisco router. Okay, it also works. Now we have successfully 38
connected our computer with Cisco and Mikrotik routers. 39
In the next video, we are going to learn how to configure ssh on mikrotik & cisco. 40
Thankyou for watching and see you on the next video