The book of GNS3 : build virtual network labs using Cisco, Juniper, and more / by Jason C. Neumann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neumann, Jason C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Computer simulation.

Computer networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Build virtual network labs using Cisco, Juniper, and more

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : No Starch Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Book of GNS3 shows network engineers and systems administrators how to simulate network connections and troubleshoot potential network problems, all using only a single computer.

Contents:

Brief Contents ; Contents in Detail ; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Who This Book Is For ; What's in This Book ; My Approach ; Book Overview ; Chapter 1: Introducing GNS3; Why Use GNS3? ; Emulated Hardware ; Simulated Operating Systems ; Scalability with the GNS3 Server ; Virtual Connectivity; Open Source Integration ; The Dynamips Hypervisor ; QEMU and VirtualBox ; A Few Limitations ; Some Assembly Required ; Limited Emulation ; Hamstrung Network Performance ; Final Thoughts ; Chapter 2: Installing a Basic GNS3 System; General Requirements ; Installing on Microsoft Windows

Installing on OS X Installing on Ubuntu Linux ; Installing GNS3 from Packages ; Installing GNS3 from Source Code ; GNS3 Appliances ; A Few Pros and Cons ; GNS3 WorkBench ; Installing GNS3 WorkBench ; Final Thoughts ; Chapter 3: Configuration; Acquiring an IOS Image ; Setting Up Your First IOS Router ; Configuring Dynamips ; Adding IOS Images to GNS3 ; Setting a Manual Idle-PC Value ; Final Thoughts ; Chapter 4: Creating and Managing Projects; Project Management Overview ; Terminology ; Screen Layout ; Using the GNS3 Toolbar ; First Toolbar Group ; Second Toolbar Group ; Third Toolbar Group

Fourth Toolbar Group Using the Devices Toolbar ; Creating Your First Project ; Working with Routers ; Creating Links Between Your Routers ; Configuring Virtual Hardware ; Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Routers ; Logging On to Routers ; Ethernet Switch Nodes ; Changing Symbols and Organizing Your Devices ; Final Thoughts ; Chapter 5: Integrating Hosts and Using Wireshark; Virtual PC Simulator ; Installing VPCS ; VPCS Commands ; VPCS IP Addressing ; VirtualBox ; Installing on Windows ; Installing on OS X ; Installing on Linux ; Importing Appliances ; VirtualBox Preferences

VirtualBox Virtual Machine Settings Using VirtualBox Hosts in a Project ; Linking VirtualBox Host Nodes to Other Devices ; Simple VirtualBox Project Using a Linux Virtual Machine ; Wireshark ; Installing on Windows ; Installing on OS X ; Installing on Linux ; Capturing Packets in GNS3 ; Final Thoughts ; Chapter 6: Juniper Olive and vSRX Firefly; Installing QEMU on Windows and OS X ; Installing QEMU on Linux ; Introducing Juniper ; Installing Juniper ; Process Overview ; Acquiring FreeBSD ; Acquiring Juniper Olive Software ; Creating a Juniper Olive CD Image File ; Creating an ISO in Windows

Creating an ISO in OS X Creating an ISO in Linux ; Installing and Configuring FreeBSD Using QEMU ; Preparing Your Build Directory ; Installing a Junos-Friendly FreeBSD System ; Installing the Juniper Olive Package in FreeBSD ; Getting Your Olive Up and Running ; Backing Up Juniper Olive ; Configuring a Juniper Router in GNS3 ; Adding the Juniper Virtual Machine to GNS3 ; Adding Ethernet Interfaces ; Testing a Juniper Router ; Running Juniper vSRX Firefly ; Creating a Firefly Virtual Machine with VirtualBox ; Giving Your Virtual Machine More Processors ; Adding vSRX Firefly to GNS3

Creating a Project with a Zone-Based Firewall

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781457189913

1457189917

9781593276959

1593276958

9781593275549

1593275544

OCLC:

918902803