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mininet

Emulator for rapid prototyping of Software Defined Networks

  • emulator
  • CLI
  • NETWORK
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · Jun 2, 2026 description in en

Description

Software-defined networks can be prototyped quickly on one machine with emulated hosts, switches, links, and controllers. Network researchers, students, and engineers use Mininet to test SDN ideas before using real hardware.

It is a network emulator, not a normal VPN or router app. It can create network namespaces and privileged networking changes, so use it with care on shared systems.

How to run

mn

Commands: mn

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