ns-3 Tutorial 1, Configuring NetAnim

Configuring NetAnim:
To build netanim, go into the netanim folder and run the following commands
1. make clean
2. qmake NetAnim.pro (For MAC Users: qmake -spec macx-g++ NetAnim.pro)
3. make
Now your NetAnim is ready to use

For adding ns3 to your program, do the following
1. Add the header file
include "ns3/netanim-module.h"
2. Add the following statement before Simulation::Run()
AnimationInterface anim ("animation.xml");
3. Set give positions to your nodes.
anim.SetConstantPosition (node, double x, double y);
References: http://www.nsnam.org/wiki/NetAnim
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Steps for Installing NS3:
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ python // To install gcc
sudo apt-get install mercurial // To install mercurial
cd
mkdir repos
cd repos
hg clone http://code.nsnam.org/ns-3-allinone // Download ns3
cd ns-3-allinone // change directory
./download.py
./build.py --enable-examples --enable-tests // Building
cd ns-3-dev // change directory
./test.py -c core // Testing ns-3
./waf --run hello-simulator // Running code
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