On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Welcome to posting to the ns-users mailing list! > > We automatically send this message to every new person who sends mail > to the list. You should only receive it once. My apologies if the > program contacts you twice, perhaps because you have multiple e-mail > addresses or send mail from multiple machines. > > If you are an experienced ns-user who simply has not posted since we > started using this responder, our apologies for inconveniencing you > with this message. This message is intended to help inform users and > cut down on redundant posts, which benefits everyone. > > Please look at the attached list of ns Frequently Asked Questions. > If it answers your question, great! 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The goal is to quickly > help new users find the FAQ (hopefully answering their question). > > Thanks, > -the ns development team > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > The Network Simulator ns-2: Frequently Asked Questions > > (This FAQ is also on the web at > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-faq.html.) > > * _Where do I get ns?_ > > From the ns web site at http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns.html and > the download page http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-tests.html. > > * _What platforms does ns run on and what kind of hardware do I > need?_ > > Please see "where to start" on the building ns web page: > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-build.html#start. > > * _What should I do if I have trouble downloading/extracting ns?_ > > This question is answered in detail at > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html#downloading. > > * _What should I do if I encounter problems building ns?_ > > Check: > 1. the README that comes in the distribution (very brief), > 2. the "installation problems, bug fixes and help" web page > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html, > 3. the archives of the ns-users mailing list > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-lists.html, > 4. post a bug report (see below) > http://www.isi.edu/cgi-bin/nsnam/reportbug.cgi. > > * _What do I do after I successfully build ns?_ > > + Put the path to your ns executable into your PATH environment > + Put the path to your otcl into your LD_LIBRARY_PATH > environment > + Put the path to your tcl library into your TCL_LIBRARY > environment > > * _Where can I find documentation for ns?_ > > All documentation is linked from the main ns web page > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/. Documentation includes a tutorial > (originally from Marc Greis) and a reference manual (ns notes and > documentation). > > * _Words, words, words... that documentation is nice, but where are > some sample scripts I can start from?_ > > Many sample scripts can be found in the ns distribution in > ~ns-2/tcl/ex and ~ns-2/tcl/test. > > * _What protocols does ns support?_ > > A lot! Almost all variants of TCP, several forms of multicast, > wired networking, several ad hoc routing protocols and propagation > models (but not cellular phones), data diffusion, satellite, and > other stuff. See the documentation (described above) for details, > or download ns and look. > > * _How do I know that ns correctly implements these protocols?_ > > Ns has validation tests that cover many protocols, see > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-tests.html. However, ultimately > users are responsible for verifying that ns is accurate for their > purposes---since we cannot foresee all the ways ns may be used, we > cannot test all cases with all inputs. > > * _Are there any contributed/additional protocols not in the main > distribution?_ > > Yes, please see the contributed code web page > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-contributed.html. The mailing list > archives can also be helpful (see below). > > * _How should I get started doing something (like implementing a new > protocol or trying an experiment)?_ > > We recommend that you look through the tutorial (see > documentation, above), then start with an example program that is > most similar to yours (in the tutorial, or in tcl/ex or tcl/test > in the distribution), and then start changing things. > > * _What should I do to compile ns to reflect my changes if I've > modified some .cc or .h files?_ > > go to ns directory and run "make" or "make depend; make" > > * _How do I subscribe to the ns-users mailing list? How do I search > old list archives? I can't take any more---how do I get off this > list?_ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, see > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-lists.html. The list archive is at > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-lists.html. > > * _What if I have a question that's not answered here?_ > > If you've checked the installation problems and bug fixes web page > (http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html) and there's no > answer to your question, you may want to file a bug report or post > a question to the ns-user's mailing list. > > First, you should check the archive of the list at > http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-lists.html. Your question may > already be answered there. > > If not, you can post a bug report using the web form at > http://www.isi.edu/cgi-bin/nsnam/reportbug.cgi. > > If your question is NOT about ns implementation bugs, you may wish > to post to the list. First you should subscribe. 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(see the web page > mentioned above for details). > _________________________________________________________________ > > > ---------------------------------------- > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 23 23:35:22 2008 > Received: from vapor.isi.edu (vapor.isi.edu [128.9.64.64]) > by gamma.isi.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m8O6YWMk015040 > (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:34:33 -0700 > (PDT) > Received: from mail-gx0-f19.google.com (mail-gx0-f19.google.com [ > 209.85.217.19]) > by vapor.isi.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m8O6Y5DT025486 > for <[email protected]>; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:34:07 -0700 (PDT) > Received: by gxk12 with SMTP id 12so4922297gxk.21 > for <[email protected]>; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:34:04 -0700 (PDT) > DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; > d=gmail.com; s=gamma; > h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to > :subject:mime-version:content-type; > bh=rQX6/yxIWAzidz96ZaemRcTjxR48qqD1ZZ9VDcahUco=; > b=j/kmDUCCjZr9duqST/HKXPOCKnc6Zr9f6LQrDNzM3Blu436MgJ3J9tAsBVu/Dsn8PT > > fXJ7uvK0Y4FmZxBRROIYu0AWeXP/NqhslOMWF1RJ9+ahrYpBy3DxkeRxnFgm8gx79CKX > AFcd0Ht06UV9PAEGxeq5v1tMUi4b0rb63FofU= > DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; > d=gmail.com; s=gamma; > h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; > b=aTxUabrQ1pAYlFbsrI9OqjXSfWa7PPMh+g9q+Yfij76emlo/zRyCN77M/HC+4EPQgx > > q/YTzF42Q45HcaRl2sSlZ4XEmsFgb7Y6D+IMe6LYHkXZJdStUaaWVMH+UkDEJMlRfokN > lSq5g6oiDc6eyrHP+gTeKJIobyjQZtak0qXaU= > Received: by 10.90.106.6 with SMTP id e6mr7711770agc.52.1222238044724; > Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:34:04 -0700 (PDT) > Received: by 10.90.33.20 with HTTP; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:34:04 -0700 (PDT) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:04:04 +0530 > From: "Vishal Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: adding variable to ./bashrc file > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_Part_5609_20817105.1222238044686" > X-ISI-4-43-8-MailScanner: Found to be clean, Found to be clean > X-MailScanner-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------=_Part_5609_20817105.1222238044686 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > Hello users, > > I am trying to install ns2.33 using cygwin on windows..but am not able to > update/add the environment variables to ~./bashrc file. > Which bashrc file file i need to update and also im unable to find its > location? > Many thanks. > > Regards, > Vishal > > ------=_Part_5609_20817105.1222238044686 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > <div dir="ltr">Hello users,<br><br>I am trying to install ns2.33 using > cygwin on windows..but am not able to update/add the environment variables > to ~./bashrc file.<br>Which bashrc file file i need to update and also im > unable to find its location? <br clear="all"> > Many thanks.<br><br>Regards, <br>Vishal <br><br> > </div> > > ------=_Part_5609_20817105.1222238044686-- > >
-- Vishal Agarwal Senior Undergraduate, Communications and Signal Processing IIT Bombay Ph. +91 9820165427
