KB ID 0000927 Dtd 15/03/14 NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS FOR THE OLD VERSION OF GNS3 Problem I dip into GNS3 every so often, (depending on what I’m working on). And each time I install it, I spend just as long remembering how to set it up, as I do using it! So, if for no other reason than I can use this page as a reference in future, here’s how to get it up and running. Solution Note: At time of writing he latest version is 8.6 1., I accept all the defaults (I actually tick to install SuperPuTTy, as tabbed console windows can be handy when using GNS3). Launch the program, you will be greeted with the following setup wizard.

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Select Option 1. Note: You can do the same in future, by going to Edit >Preferences 2. Check that the path to the ‘projects’ and your ‘images’ folder are where you want them to be. The defaults are fine but if you run GNS3 on several machines you might want to choose something like >Apply >OK. Click Test Settings >Have patience, it can take a couple of minutes >Apply >OK. Adding Router Images to GNS 3 5. Option 3 Note: You can visit the same section in future by clicking Edit >Images and Hypervisors.

Image file >Browse to the image you want to import. Here on GNS3 8. Protel 99se Crack. 6 you can select the filename.bin file, with older versions you need to extract that file to a filename.image file. Note: You need to legally download these images from Cisco. This means you need a Cisco account, and a valid support agreement. DO NOT email me and ask for Cisco images, (I will just ignore you!).

As mentioned above, it will convert my filename.bin image to an extracted filename.image file >Yes. Set the Router platform and model >In the IDLE PC section click Auto calculation >This can take a while. Note: You can do this later from the main workspace, and test a range of settings. I you don’t do this your virtual network devices will eat all your power! When complete click Close >Save >Close. You can now start that model router to the workspace and use it.

Repeat for each model of router you want to add. Adding a Host to GNS3 Having a host machine for you labs is handy, usually you just need to be able to ping, or perform tracerts. So you can a small Linux image from GNS3.

There are a few options but I prefer linux-microcode. Append ide_generic.probe_mask=0x01 ide_core.chs=0.0:980,16,32 auto nousb console=ttyS0,9600 bigphysarea=65536 16. You need two files to run the, an initrd file and a kernel file. You need to create these from a legally obtained copy of the asa843-k8.bin file.Should you wish to locate these files form a less reputable source you are looking for asa842-initrd.gz and asa842-vmlinuz, again don’t email me for them! If you are too stupid to use a search engine, then technical ninjary is not the correct career choice for you. Finally select the vmlunuz file >Open. Save >OK >Apply.

You can now drag an ASA onto the workspace and console into it (it takes a while, be patient). When the ASA starts it has all the licenses disabled, to add them you need to change the ASA’s activation key. An ASA Activation key is usually linked to the serial number of the ASA, in this case we don’t have a serial number, (that’s not strictly true, if you check, it’s something like 12345678). So I will publish a working activation key* * Disclaimer, this will only work on this virtual ASA, and it’s published elsewhere on the Internet, if I receive a request to remove it I will do so. Another ‘quirk’ is every time you add a new ASA to the workspace, you need to go through this process, if you enter the commands below you can issue a reload and also save the ASA, without the need to re-enter the activation key.