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GNS3 Network Simulation Guide

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GNS3 Network Simulation Guide

Overview of this book

GNS3 is an open-source Graphical Network Simulator used extensively by networking professionals to simulate networking devices such as Cisco, Juniper and Vyatta routers, along with Virtual PCs. GNS3 Network Simulation Guide gives you all the information you need to run a successful GNS3 simulation. You will be guided through the tricky installation pre-requisites and procedures involved in developing a simulated topology suitable for studying for Cisco CCIE Certification. We will also cover many useful tips and tricks which will help you make the most of your GNS3 simulator application. You will begin the GNS3 journey by ensuring that you have prepared your computer with any additional files required by GNS3, to set up the simulated environment needed for a successful installation process. Once GNS3 is installed, you will get to work creating a successful simulation including routers, Ethernet switches, Virtual PCs, and capture packets using Wireshark. Next, you will learn how to master GNS3's Graphical User Interface as well as the Command Console. The inner workings of GNS3 are described in depth so that you gain an appreciation of how UDP tunnels are used to tie the many components of GNS3 together. By following the clear examples and exercises in this guide, you will learn everything that you need to know about how to use GNS3 to prepare for certifications, as well as simulate real-world network scenarios.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
GNS3 Network Simulation Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Anthony Burke is an Enterprise Network Architect in the Australian emergency services sector. He has experience across many technology and business verticals. Anthony is very passionate and driven in seeking out technology trends and abstracting the business application. He has more than 5 years of experience in the industry, is currently Cisco and Juniper certified, and is undertaking the path to CCIE and eventually CCDE.

Anthony contributes back to the community by blogging at blog.ciscoinferno.net and various other platforms. Anthony can be found on twitter as @pandom_

John Herbert, CCIE® #6727 (Routing and Switching) has been moving packets around networks for over 15 years, and has been doing so as a consultant since 1999. In his spare time, he blogs at http://lamejournal.com/ and can be found on Twitter as @mrtugs. John lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and three children, and has a home network that is arguably the very definition of overkill.