
To build the emulated network, first create a network plan you can follow.

I assume you, the reader, are already familiar with the VirtualBox GUI and have used it to create and run virtual machines on your personal computer, using default settings.

This tutorial will utilize some of the advanced functions supported by VirtualBox and provide you with the skills to set up a network of virtual machines on your own personal computer. In this post, I offer a step-by-step tutorial showing how to use the VirtualBox graphical user interface to set up a network of six devices: three routers and three PCs.

VirtualBox works on the major computing platforms: Windows, MacOS, and Linux. In addition to creating and managing individual virtual machines, VirtualBox can connect virtual machines together to emulate a network of computers and network appliances such as routers or servers. VirtualBox is an open-source virtual machine manager and hypervisor that may also be used as a network emulator.
