CCIE Quest

If you haven’t already downloaded latest version of GNS3 i.e GNS3 7.0.2 , grab it now. New release includes mouthful of features & bug fixes .Most interesting feature is the addition of  Qemu Image of Microcore Linux 2.10 which will help you simulate PCs/Workstations/Computers right within GNS3 interface. Support for SSH, iptables, iproute , tcpdump , IPv6 has been included to test connectivity & routing features. Also, we are awaiting Release of next version of (more…)

In a previous tutorial, i had shown ASA emulation in Ubuntu 9.10 (Linux) . Good news is you no longer need to compile and patch Qemu (its already done for you). You just need to build initrd and linux kernel from ASA binary, set path to them in GNS3 preferences and you are all set. If you are installing in Ubuntu, follow the previous tutorial (just skip the compilation and patching section).

If you are installing GNS3 in any of Windows flavour e.g Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 , its (more…)

Well, we have good news. GNS3 v 0.7 has been released today thanks to Jeremy & GNS3 Team. This is a major release with lot of new improvements and enhancements.This release includes patched version of Qemu 0.11.0m , Putty and Dynamips Emulator 0.2.8 RC2 within same bundle. Also, as per Jeremy,an emulated host based on a very small Linux (likely to be Linux microcore) is under development and will be distributed with the next releases as well as in standalone.

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In this article, i will show you how you can emulate Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) in Ubuntu Linux 9.10 ( Karmic Koala ).Also be aware that ASA does not 100% work in Qemu but that’s enough to play with it.I used “asa802-k8.bin” for this tutorial.You can create Shell  Script (first_start.sh) yourself  or scroll through the tutorial to see download link provided at the end of this tutorial.

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For those of you who have been struggling integrating GNS3 with ASA as well as with JuniperOS , there is good news for you. Now, you can integrate GNS3 natively with ASA/Juniper OS using latest GNS3 release. This feature has been provided by integrating GNS3 with Qemu. Both JunOS  as well as ASA can be simulated/emulated using Qemu. By integrating both together, you can emulate Cisco Routers/Juniper Routers and ASA all under one interface .

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If you have gone through all previous parts of this tutorial, you have  learned to configure CUCME for SIP trunk support to a VOIP SIP Internet Service Provider (ITSP) ,configuring  Inbound and outbound dial peers for call routing as well as configuring and supporting IP phones(e.g.CIPC).This is the last part of tutorial in which you will configure a SIP endpoint for same purpose.I will use (more…)