MIKROTIK

NETWORK SIMULATOR

PRESENTED BY ROFIQ FAUZI

MUM Nov 2013 - Indonesia

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ABOUT ROFIQ FAUZI

• Using MikroTik (v.2.97) since 2005, as Network Engineer at
WISP.
• 2007, Network & Wireless Engineer at INDOSAT Central Java
Area
• 2008, Network & Telco Procurement at INDOSAT Head Quarter
• 2012-Now, MikroTik Consultant & Certified Trainer
(MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCTCE, MTCWE, MTCINE, Certified
Trainer) at ID-Networkers.
• 2013-Now, Network Manager at WISP Indomedianet, Indonesia

CONSULTANT http://www.mikrotik.com/consultants/asia/indonesia

CERTIFIED TRAINER http://www.mikrotik.com/training/partners/asia/indonesia

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ABOUT ID-NETWORKERS
EXPERT LEVEL TRAINERS & CONSULTANS

In the Most Prestigious Networking Certification

OVERVIEW
We are young entrepreneurs, we are only one
training partner & consultant who has expert
level trainers in the most prestigious
networking certification, CCIE Guru , JNCIE
Guru and MTCINE guru, which very limited
number in Indonesia even Asia. Proven that
hundred of our students pass the certification
exam every year. We are the biggest
certification factory in Indonesia.

WEBSITE
www.id-networkers.com

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TOPIC BACKGROUND
I have simulator, I am running on I want too!! MAIN REASON
GNS3 Network simulator
Another network device can
running on simulator, make easy
Me too!! to learn and develop network
topology

Sometime, we want to create

some mikrotik network topology
and test how it works, for
example, we want to make some
test with 4-8 routers to simulate
real network and with real
routerboard. We need a lt of
money to make real lab.

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MIKROTIK SIMULATOR OBJECTIVE

01. LEARN MIKROTIK FEATURES

Easy to learn and practice more of MikroTik
features, anytime anywhere
Hotspot SIMULATION
Routing
Expert
Firewall
VLAN level
02. NETWORK SIMULATION MPLS Pre
We can try some features in simulation
training
Deployment
network lab with any topology before its DHCP
will deploy or implement in the real Bandwidth & Implementation
Management TEACHING
network.
Real Network
Tunnel Topology
03. TEACHING
Teaching someone, In ID-Networkers,
we use to teach MikroTik expert training. LEARN
FEATURES

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THE CONCEPT
Put all your devices in your
POCKET

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TOOLS & INGREDIENTS

GNS3 QEMU MikroTik ISO file

o Graphic Network Simulator o Known as Quick EMUlator o Has Mikrotik license level 0
o Open Source Software o Open source software o Made for x86 hardware
o Running on Windows, Linux o Emulates full system architecture

o Simulate complex network (usually a PC). o Usually burn in to CD

topologies o Launch a different OS o To install MikroTik in to PC
o Running multi vendor devices o As alternative: or power PC

o See detail at www.gns3.net VMware, Virtual o Download at

Box, KVM, etc www.mikrotik.com/download

o See detail at www.qemu.org

o If you already download gns3
all in one, you don’t need to
download Qemu again.
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MIKROTIK VIRTUALIZATION PROGRAM

Comparing between VMWare, VirtualBox and Qemu

Possible Put in
COMPANY License Memory Load Remark
GNS3 (GUI)

1 image for 1
VMWare Only connect Free, commerce High
router

1 image for 1
Virtual Box Yes Free High
router

1 image for all

Qemu Yes Free Low
router

Qemu is the best emulator to run MikroTik routeros and put on GNS3 Network simulator (GUI)

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
This graph represents how if we are using windows 7 and add some Mikrotik-Qemu device (virtual mikrotik
router) in GNS3 , how it will affect performance of our Laptop or PC, especially in memory usage.

2500 UTILISATION
Memory Usage (MB)

2000 Run Mikrotik with Qemu (mikrotik virtual

router) will only increase Memory/RAM
1500 usage, CPU usage will not affected

Every add one Mikrotik-Qemu on GNS3

1000
will consume memory/RAM usage
approximately 80Mb each router
500
Mean that if for example we have 4GB
0 memory, we can calculate:
(4000MB – 1500MB) / 80 = 31 routers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Number of MikroTik Virtual Router

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HOW TO DO IT
Download MikroTik ISO file

Install ISO to Image file

Run image in Virtual Machine

Put virtual machine on Network Simulator

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LAB DEMO
1. After download All tool & ISO file, move ISO file to the folder where the GNS3 program
located. Go to command line and move to GNS3 folder.
C:\Users\admin>cd C:\Program Files\GNS3
C:\Program Files\GNS3>

2. Then run the command to make the image file, for example named mikrotik.img

C:\Program Files\GNS3>qemu-img.exe create -f qcow2 mikrotik.img 256M

Until a successful image-making information

Formatting 'mikrotik.img', fmt=qcow2 size=268435456 encryption=off
cluster_size=0

3. Install ISO file to the current image, I assume that the ISO file name is
“mikrotik.iso”, you can adjust file name to match with the following command
C:\Program Files\GNS3>qemu.exe mikrotik.img -boot d -cdrom
"mikrotik.iso"

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LAB DEMO
4. Qemu will show MikroTik installation process similar to when we install it
using CD-room

Just follow the

INSTALLATION WIZARD

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LAB DEMO
5. After the installation is complete (indicated by RouterOS reboot), close the
window and try boot from image

C:\Program Files\GNS3>qemu.exe mikrotik.img -boot c

Qemu will boot and run routeros until see the login promt MiroTik routeros

Sometime file “mikrotik.img” that we already create not found in GNS3

folder, you need try to search it first in drive C, and copy it to GNS3 folder

6. Put Mikrotik image to the Qemu Guest in GNS3

– Open GNS3 program
– Make a symbol for mikrotik device, click Edit > Symbol Manager

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LAB DEMO

Choose one of symbol that we want to use as

Qemu Guest, and give a name “MikroTik ROS”

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LAB DEMO
7. Make Qemu Guest in order to load mikrotik image that we create before, in GNS3
menu, go to Edit > Preferences > and go to Qemu Guest tab:

Set Qemu Guest name

Set binary image, direct to mikrotik image
Set virtual memory alocation
Set number of ethernet card
Set ethercart model

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LAB DEMO
8. Mikrotik in GNS3 device is ready to use.

1. Drag and drop mikrotik device from devices

menu to work area.
2. Run the device until qemu guest / mikrotik
image has finished booting.

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BREAK, its time to QUIZ

Answer the question, and get free MikroTik RB951Ui-2HnD

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How to use winbox to remote our

virtual router?
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INSTALL LOOPBACK INTERFACE

HARDWARE WIZARD MICROSOFT LOOPBACK ADAPTER
Find the Hardware Wizard command: Then follow this step:
1. Click the Start menu. 1. In the "Welcome to the Add Hardware
2. Search for “cmd". Wizard", click Next.
3. Right-click on “cmd” and select “Run as 2. Select "Install the hardware, manually
Administrator” select from a list (Advanced)" and click
4. Enter “hdwwiz.exe” Next.
3. Scroll down and select "Network adapters"
and click Next.
4. Select under Manufacturer "Microsoft" and
then under Network Adapter "Microsoft
Loopback Adapter" and click Next.

We also possible to create loopback interface

in your PC/laptop using GNS3, in menu
Tool>Loopback Manager

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PROCESS SCREENSHOT
3 5
1

2 4 6

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CONNECT LOOPBACK INTERFACE TO GNS3

CONFIGURE CLOUD IN GNS3
To connect between loopback interface & GNS3 we need to do following steps:
1. In GNS3 choose device type cloud and drag and drop to work area,.
2. Right click twice on the device to configure it.
3. Go to “C1” menu and tab “NIO Ethernet”
4. Point “Generic Ethernet NIO” to loopback interface that we created previously, if not
yet detected you need to reboot your laptop.
5. Choose, add, apply and OK

CONNECT LAPTOP TO ROUTER DEVICE

To connect between laptop and MikrotTik virtual router device, we need to do following steps:
1. After cloud had been configured, add mikrotik device and Ethernet switch device on work
area.
2. Connect between three of them using link device.
3. Configure IP address on MikroTik device one subnet with loopback interface, now you can
ping and remote it via laptop

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CONFIGURE CLOUD DEVICE

Choose loopback
interface, add and OK

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CONFIGURE DEVICE IP ADDRESS

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CONFIGURE IP LOOPBACK INTERFACE

Rename interface to “loopback” to

make easy to identify loopback
interface

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REMOTE DEVICE USING WINBOX

Open winbox in your

PC/Laptop and connect to
device IP address

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

And see u in the next MUM

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“If you cannot survive in the tired of learning, then you will be suffering by the pain of stupidity” (Imam Syafi’i)

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MY CONTACT DETAILS
If you have any other questions or would like me to clarify anything else, please, let me know. I am
always glad to help in any way I can

ADDRESS: Jakarta & Semarang, Indonesia

WEBSITE: www.training-mikrotik.com

EMAIL: rofiq.fauzi@gmail.com

TELEPHONE: +62 8156583545

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