Introduction to Mininet 

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Links:
Mininet custom topologies video: • Mininet Custom Topologies
Mininet remote controller video: • Mininet and Remote SDN...
Mininet website: mininet.org
VirtualBox website: virtualbox.org
Introduction to the python API for mininet: github.com/mininet/mininet/wi...
Notes on Installation on Ubuntu with Virtual Box:
After importing your Mininet VM you'll want to be able to SSH to your VM. In VirtualBox right click your VM and go to Settings - Network. Adapter 1 should be enabled and be NAT for internet accessibility. Adapter 2 should be enabled and be "Host-only Adapter". You should have virtual network to select like "vboxnet0". If this option is not there, from VirtualBox go to File - Preferences - Network. Click to add a new Host-only Network using the button on the right.
After you launch your VM, you will probably need to edit your interfaces config. Using your favorite text editor edit /etc/network/interfaces (e.g., sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces ). Add the lines (assuming eth1 will be the host only interface):
auto eth1
eth1 inet dhcp
Once you've done this you should be able to SSH from your host into mininet via the host-only network interface.