GNS3 0.7.2 is released

Dinger · **Posted:** Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:32 pm

http://www.gns3.net/content/gns3-072 wrote:

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 01:01

GNS3 0.7.2 is released. Here is a list of the changes in this version:

* Lot of small fixes (relative paths, link removal, .net loading, Ethernet switch connection to a Cloud etc.)
* Qemuwrapper: random MAC address for devices
* NPE-G2 option for c7200 routers (need a specific and uncompressed IOS image and C7200-IO-2FE, C7200-IO-GE-E, PA-2FE-TX and PA-GE are unlikely to work)
* Simulated switches: daisy chaining support
* Improved directory selection for new projects
* New translations: Bulgarian, Italian and Ukrainian
* Frame Relay capture option for all serial links
* Dialog to display an Ethernet switch MAC address table

stuh84 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:39 pm

I'm slightly interested by the simulated switch option, although I guess it will be of limited functionality. Even so, I would hope these make their way into Dynagen.

Sabeer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:33 am

it would be interesting to have more switches in GNS. perfect lab!

stuh84 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 6:10 am

Sabeer wrote:

it would be interesting to have more switches in GNS. perfect lab!

You'll never be able to run the switch IOS in GNS3, due to the reliance on the switch hardware.

mellowd · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:57 am

stuh84 wrote:

Sabeer wrote:

it would be interesting to have more switches in GNS. perfect lab!

You'll never be able to run the switch IOS in GNS3, due to the reliance on the switch hardware.

Unless they are able to emulate all that hardware

Zingonet · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:31 pm

Yeah it would be awesome if you could emulate the switching IOS

mynd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:48 am

instead of worrying about emulating, have the virtual routers connect to your physical interface, and have that interface connect to a physical switch.

I have seen a pic and talked to a guy that has a lab with a few hardware switches, and an killer machine with 16 10/100/1000 ports (I think 4 x 4 port NICs). He used that machine to run dynagen/dynamips and connected the virtual routers to the physical interfaces which he then connected to the switches. Very doable and gives all functionality of the switch. No emulating necessary :)

stuh84 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:07 am

Yep, while I dont have quite that much of a killer machine at the moment (hopefully will come christmas), I put the TSHOOT topology together with Dynamips and some real switches yesterday. Worked perfectly

mellowd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:06 pm

mynd wrote:

instead of worrying about emulating, have the virtual routers connect to your physical interface, and have that interface connect to a physical switch.

I have seen a pic and talked to a guy that has a lab with a few hardware switches, and an killer machine with 16 10/100/1000 ports (I think 4 x 4 port NICs). He used that machine to run dynagen/dynamips and connected the virtual routers to the physical interfaces which he then connected to the switches. Very doable and gives all functionality of the switch. No emulating necessary

Yup, and it's pretty easy. I just need a couple of 3560's ...

GNS3 0.7.2 is released

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