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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

Summary


Choosing the best image to use with GNS3 depends on your purpose. If you simply wish to use GNS3 to practice Cisco IOS configuration for certification, then the best strategy is to use Cisco 7206 routers. If you need to use SVI (VLAN) interfaces, use 3725 routers with the NM-16ESW module installed.

If you wish to examine what features are available for a particular router, perhaps because you are prototyping a design, then you can often tell many of the features that are likely to be supported from the name of the image, or use the Cisco Feature Navigator to explore more specific options, including the DRAM required to run a particular image.

In the next chapter, you will get to explore GNS3 internal communications as you examine the many pieces that go together to make GNS3 and how they communicate with each other.