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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

Introducing GNS3 generic switches


At some time you will need to connect multiple routers together, as you would on a physical Ethernet switch or a WAN switch such as a frame-relay or an ATM switch. You could use additional router nodes to perform these functions, but in an effort to provide this functionality with much less resource usage, Dynamips (and hence GNS3) created its own range of virtual devices that do an excellent job of providing virtual connections between devices.

This section will show you not only how to add a generic Ethernet switch, but also how to add additional interfaces to your routers using two different methods —manual and automatic.

Ethernet switch

Probably the most useful of these switches will be the Ethernet switch. You will get to explore this in more detail in Chapter 3, Enhancing GNS3. In this exercise, you will add two switches, and connect each of your routers to each of the switches, and at the same time add an extra line card to your routers to be able to...