RE: Network Simulators

[Brandon Kim <brandon.kim () brandontek com>]

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
> > > > james () freedomnet co nz