Comments on: GNS3: How to setup Terminal Server for CCIE Labs

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:28:22 +0000

Salam Alikom

I’d like to thank you and let you know that I followed you instructions but yet not able to access routers.

- I configured vty and console ports plus the enable password, just in case. But still unable, and here is what I get:

terminal-server#R1
Translating “R1″
Trying R1 (9.9.9.9, 2000)…
% Connection timed out; remote host not responding

Waiting & appreciating your effort
Salam Alikom

By: amit

amit — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:58:44 +0000

hi uldis ,
you r great man ,i only off my firewal and get access to the router

thanks man

By: roomaan

roomaan — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:16:11 +0000

how could we configure ip phone , in gns3 where coul i find ip phone

By: Uldis

Uldis — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:33:45 +0000

to:nemo
Check Windows firewall settings on loopback adapter. I spent lot of time to find why Terminal server refusing connection.
Enable inbound connection
Now it works

By: Tariq Ahmad

Tariq Ahmad — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:36:04 +0000

@nemo, have you created loopback interface in your pc

@Aravinth, concept is same. if you follow steps , you shouldn’t have any issues running terminal server in linux distro (ubuntu).

By: Aravinth

Aravinth — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:44:01 +0000

Hi, I an looking for solution for Linux Distro. I setup on windows 2003 and it’s running so slow. i tried on Ubuntu Lab is running much better, but i am unable to create access server in Ubuntu 9.10 can any one help me on this matter

By: nemo

nemo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:57:41 +0000

How does the server know how to get to the client routers? That is the confusing thing. I have viewed your tutorial over and over and still something is missing.

By: nemo

nemo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:54:44 +0000

I have followed your configuration on the access server but i have no idea how to configure the client routers. I have tried connecting but it just times out. I am really frustrated. I have spend an entire day trying to get this thing to work.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:12:56 +0000

I was having some problems following your lab operating inside a virtual machine environment and still being able to access the telnet session from the outside world. Of course I could have setup two interfaces, one for the loopback adapter, and another for the ethernet connection, but that is no fun now.

*******Only pertains to accessing the configured port to the Terminal Server from outside a virtual machine***********

So, what I ended up having to do was configure as per your directions, and create a bridge network adapter, inside my VM between the loopback adapter and the virtual VM adapter.

Here is the best I can do to describe in text how I set this configuration up.

HostPC–VMNet9—>VMHost—Bridge(VMNet9 & loop100)—>GNS

Maybe there is a way to directly advertise your host machines loopback adapter to the VM, but I was not able to figure out how without compromising my primary bridge. Just thought I would contribute because I have spent like 4 hours trying to figure this out. Hope this helps.

By: Tariq Ahmad

Tariq Ahmad — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:05:32 +0000

@Shahzad,@durga,Kindly re-watch tutorial as things are already explained in there.

@Patrice,thnx for nice comment.Did you try to replace Loopback with your LAN interface IP? Port mapping can be other alternative.