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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


In this chapter you have learned about the GNS3 family of applications, and hopefully now have a better appreciation of the many contributors to this product.

You now know how as to work out if your computer is going to be powerful enough to handle the size of the simulations you wish to run.

You have followed the process of downloading the appropriate files for your installation and installing them in the recommended order, and gone through the essential installation steps of defining the images and projects directories, tested your Dynamips installation and configured at least one IOS image ready for inclusion in a simulation. Ideally, you will have found a good Idle-PC value for this image, and you now have a working installation of GNS3 ready to build your first GNS3 project with Cisco emulated routers and the Virtual PC Simulator, which is of course what you will be doing in the next chapter.