Category Archives: GNS3

Building a new GNS3 WorkBench lab

Posted on 2014/07/30 by

Building a new GNS3 WorkBench lab [Note: The procedures described in this post are dependant on the reader having a copy of GNS3 WorkBench Virtual Machine v8.7 or later] GNS3 WorkBench comes with lots of labs, but building a new … Continue reading →

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Q&A on GNS3 WorkBench v8.6

Posted on 2014/04/22 by

I got some great questions from Rob Methven so I thought I’d answer them here in the form of a “Q&A”. Q. I got the Etherswitches and VPCs pinging each other no problem. However, when I do a show mac-address … Continue reading →

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GNS3 WorkBench v8.6 is finally out

Posted on 2014/04/07 by

Executive Overview The next version of GNS3 WorkBench is out.  You can download it several forms: An entire Virtual Machine as a single blob (although split into two files 2.5G-3G in size) The same Virtual Machine as individual files (in case … Continue reading →

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How to add Instructions to GNS3

Posted on 2013/11/29 by

Have you clicked the new menu item – Help | Instructions on GNS3?  This article explains how to make use of this feature, as well as point out some pitfalls along the way.  Getting Started If you want a page of … Continue reading →

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GNS3 Network Simulation Guide

Posted on 2013/10/31 by

Finally – it’s published! I can now say I’m a “published author”.  Check out my new book, GNS3 Network Simulation Guide, at PACKT or Amazon. [Get 50% off til March 6 2016 by using THIS  LINK] As the blurb says, it will … Continue reading →

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GNS3 WorkBench Update

Posted on 2013/10/27 by

I know there are quite a few people out there waiting for a GNS3 WorkBench update.  I promised that it would come soon after GNS3 0.8.5, but there have been a couple of significant developments that have caused an equally … Continue reading →

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VPCS – with new hypervisor function

Posted on 2013/09/15 by

The Virtual PC Simulator (VPCS) has been a great help to many users of GNS3 and GNS3 WorkBench. (if you are unfamiliar with VPCS, you might like to take this tutorial). One of the limitations that VPCS has is that … Continue reading →

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