GNS3 without VMware. Building a lab on Hyper-V

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This article explains how to run GNS3 without VMware by using Hyper-V instead. It walks through enabling Hyper-V features in Windows, creating the GNS3 VM, and connecting GNS3 Desktop to the VM. The guide also shows how to deploy a Linux appliance in the lab and verify connectivity with ping. It highlights practical issues such as network configuration, Default Switch behavior, and VM access over SSH. The piece is useful for anyone building a network simulation lab on Windows with Microsoft virtualization tools.

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