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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

Using remote hypervisors


In Chapter 6, Peeking under the GNS3 Hood, you explored the way GNS3 controls multiple instances of Dynamips and orchestrates communication between them. You can use this knowledge to create rather sophisticated topologies with multiple hypervisors running on multiple computers, all controlled by a single GNS3 central controller.

There are two key concepts:

  • Firstly, you will need to know how to run Dynamips as a standalone application on a server. You will also need to store firmware images locally on that server, and know where those images are stored in relation to the server's file system.

  • Secondly, you will need to configure GNS3 to be aware of both the location (IP) of the server, and the images stored on that server.

Remote hypervisor tutorial

To complete this exercise you will clearly need at least two computers. A virtual machine or two VMs will suffice, but my example will be based on two remote Dynamips servers, one being a Linux server, the other computer running...