well i think you can use Packet tracer 5.2 which can do all that you need. i have used this for some time and it is very simple to use with all the cisco configuraton commands just as would be in a cisco Router, switch and even including wireless connections. And i am told the latest vesion of packet tracer has alot of features like VPN inclusive.
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send LUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LUG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: network simulation tool wanted (Kyle Spencer) > 2. Re: network simulation tool wanted (Peter C. Ndikuwera) > 3. (no subject) > 4. (no subject) > 5. Re: network simulation tool wanted (Kyle Spencer) > 6. Re: network simulation tool wanted ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:09:17 +0300 > From: Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] network simulation tool wanted > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]>, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <1275728957.4546.2.ca...@l33th4x0r> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > http://www.gns3.net > > All you need beyond that is a Cisco 7200 image file and you're good to go > :) > > Note: Works best w/ lots of RAM and a multi-core processor. > > ----- Original message ----- > > Hi, > > > > below question is currently running on /. Perhaps someone here can help > > our neighbours: > > > > > > "I am a US Peace Corps volunteer currently teaching a computer > > technician course at a technical college in Kenya. My students have > all > > completed the Kenyan equivalent of high school and have been accepted > > into a program where they give a year of nation-building non-military > > service in return for a technical education. My students' course load > > includes an introduction to computer networking, and this is where my > > problem lies. Do any of you know of a visual network simulator that > can > > create an interactive network map that allows me, the instructor, to > > manipulate various components of a network, including the physical > > media, routing configuration, and which applications are being used to > > submit data? An example would be to have a visual of the differences > > between mail traffic and web traffic, and be able to show how the > > configuration of a wireless network might be different from a wired > > network. I know this may seem silly, but visuals of all this are > > critical to getting ideas across. It doesn't even have to be > > technically accurate, but rather just pictorially accurate, possibly > > just labeling the various components correctly. Also, it would be > > highly preferable if it ran on Linux, as I teach using FOSS only." > > > > > http://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/06/05/0046201/Visual-Network-Simulator-To- > > Teach-Basic-Networking?from=rss > > > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > > way. --------------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 12:14:58 +0300 > From: "Peter C. Ndikuwera" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] network simulation tool wanted > To: Kyle Spencer <[email protected]>, Linux Users Group Uganda > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > payment or licensing or some such. Not FOSS. > > P. > > "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length" > -- Robert Frost > > > On 5 June 2010 12:09, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.gns3.net > > > > All you need beyond that is a Cisco 7200 image file and you're good to go > > :) > > > > Note: Works best w/ lots of RAM and a multi-core processor. > > > > > > --0016367fae3dd71fdd048844e0c9 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > ment or licensing or some such. Not FOSS.<br><br>P.<br><br > clear=3D"all">&q= > uot;Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length"<br>-- > Robert= > Frost<br> > > > <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 5 June 2010 12:09, Kyle Spencer > <span= > dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > </= > a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: > = > 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); > padding-left:= > 1ex;"> > > <a href=3D"http://www.gns3.net"; target=3D"_blank">http://www.gns3.net > </a><b= > r> > <br> > All you need beyond that is a Cisco 7200 image file and you're good to > = > go :)<br> > <br> > Note: Works best w/ lots of RAM and a multi-core processor.<br> > <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br> > > --0016367fae3dd71fdd048844e0c9-- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:14:02 +0300 > From: Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] network simulation tool wanted > To: "Peter C. Ndikuwera" <[email protected]>, Linux Users Group Uganda > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <1275732842.4546.5.ca...@l33th4x0r> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > GNS3 is FOSS. > > I don't care how you get your images :) > > ----- Original message ----- > > From the slashdot discussion it seems using a Cisco image would require > > payment or licensing or some such. Not FOSS. > > > > P. > > > > "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length" > > -- Robert Frost > > > > > > On 5 June 2010 12:09, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > http://www.gns3.net > > > > > > All you need beyond that is a Cisco 7200 image file and you're good to > > > go :) > > > > > > Note: Works best w/ lots of RAM and a multi-core processor. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:19:39 -0600 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LUG] network simulation tool wanted > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Dynamips > > http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm > > or > > The Network Simulator - ns-2 > > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ > > > > On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 10:38:23AM +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > Hi, > > > > below question is currently running on /. Perhaps someone here can help > our > > neighbours: > > > > > > "I am a US Peace Corps volunteer currently teaching a computer technician > > course at a technical college in Kenya. My students have all completed > the > > Kenyan equivalent of high school and have been accepted into a program > where > > they give a year of nation-building non-military service in return for a > > technical education. My students' course load includes an introduction to > > computer networking, and this is where my problem lies. Do any of you > know of > > a visual network simulator that can create an interactive network map > that > > allows me, the instructor, to manipulate various components of a network, > > including the physical media, routing configuration, and which > applications are > > being used to submit data? An example would be to have a visual of the > > differences between mail traffic and web traffic, and be able to show how > the > > configuration of a wireless network might be different from a wired > network. I > > know this may seem silly, but visuals of all this are critical to getting > > ideas across. It doesn't even have to be technically accurate, but rather > just > > pictorially accurate, possibly just labeling the various components > correctly. > > Also, it would be highly preferable if it ran on Linux, as I teach using > FOSS > > only." > > > > > http://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/06/05/0046201/Visual-Network-Simulator-To- > > Teach-Basic-Networking?from=rss > > > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > -- > Simon Sekidde > gpg: 98A6 8D22 578C FFCE F6F8 FC80 94D4 2451 1E8B 049D > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > End of LUG Digest, Vol 70, Issue 6 > ********************************** > -- Own a Beautiful website today at an incredibly low price. Take that advantage today call: +256 712 886802 or visit http://alionis.easysites.ug
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