Re: Network Simulators

[Carlos Martinez-Cagnazzo <carlosm3011 () gmail com>]

Anything for Junipers ?

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Gary Gladney <gladney () stsci edu> wrote:
> If you looking for network simulator for Cisco equipment it's been my experience that Boson (www.boson.com) has best 
> network simulator for Cisco equipment.  It behaves and process information the way real Cisco equipment does.  I've 
> tried GS3, it great for routing situations but lacks in simulating switches.
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Shea [mailto:ryanshea () google com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:37 AM
> To: Brandon Kim
> Cc: nanog group
> Subject: Re: Network Simulators
>
> You can do some switching by stuffing a virtual NM-16ESW into your faketastic 3660 in Dynamips. Then there are the 
> built-in frame-relay and ethernet switches you could dump into the mix as well.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Brandon Kim <brandon.kim () brandontek com>wrote:
>
> > James:
> >
> > I've been resisting GNS3 for the longest time, because I like real
> > equipment and to get my hands a little dirty.
> > But for the purpose of simulation, GNS3 helped me identify a BGP issue
> > last week. If it weren't for GNS3, I would not have been able to
> > figure it out.
> >
> > I will be using GNS3 in the future now for as much I can. Remember it
> > is more router oriented than switch.
> >
> > So you can't do any fancy L3 switching......
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:05:21 -0500
> > > From: james () freedomnet co nz
> > > To: nanog () nanog org
> > > Subject: Re: Network Simulators
> > >
> > > So far GNS3 has won out so far. It seems to work on my Mac fairly well.
> > > trying it out now.
> > >
> > > On 17/01/11 9:37 AM, Carlos Martinez-Cagnazzo wrote:
> > > > I am currently researching virtual simulation environments for the
> > > > Networking courses that I teach. I am now interested in user-mode
> > > > linux emulators as they provide more real environments.
> > > >
> > > > The one that I am liking the most right now is this one:
> > > > http://wiki.netkit.org/index.php/Main_Page
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > >
> > > > Carlos
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Arturo Servin<
> > arturo.servin () gmail com>  wrote:
> > > > > GNS3
> > > > > http://www.gns3.net/
> > > > >
> > > > >         This is another network simulator, mainly for academic
> > research.
> > > > > NS-2
> > > > > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
> > > > >
> > > > >         And you can always setup some virtual machines with DNSs,
> > hosts and routers with open-source software.
> > > > > regards,
> > > > > -as
> > > > >
> > > > > On 17 Jan 2011, at 11:58, James Jones wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Are there any good Network Simulators/Trainers out there that
> > > > > > support
> > IPv6? I want play around with some IPv6 setup.
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > James Jones
> > > > > > +1-413-667-9199 <tel:+14136679199>
> > > > > > james () freedomnet co nz



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