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Installation & Setup

Choose your operating system to view the installation guide:

Operating System

macOS Installation

Complete installation guide for macOS users, including:

  • Wireshark setup
  • GNS3 GUI installation
  • UTM configuration
  • GNS3 VM setup

Windows Installation

Complete installation guide for Windows users, including:

  • Wireshark setup
  • GNS3 GUI installation
  • VirtualBox configuration
  • GNS3 VM setup

What You'll Need

Regardless of your operating system, you'll need to install:

  1. Wireshark - Network protocol analyzer
  2. GNS3 GUI - The graphical interface
  3. Virtualization Software - UTM (macOS) or VirtualBox (Windows)
  4. GNS3 VM - Virtual machine that runs network devices

GNS3 Tutorial