Consider running GNS3 on the computer to simulate routers whos interfaces can be bound to windows virtual adapters, and then trunk their interfaces out LAB NICs with 802.1q tags to real physical switches.

You will need a compatible NIC from intel or broadcom, with the right vendor software to configure multiple virtual 802.1q subinterfaces in windows.

This approach works great for simulated routers connected to physical switches. My lab server has multiple NICs that I use to do this kind of stuff.

actions · 2010-Aug-4 12:11 am ·

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usa2k

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2010-Aug-4 3:07 am

said by meta:

Consider running GNS3 on the computer to simulate routers ...

I need to take a better look at GSN3!

actions · 2010-Aug-4 3:07 am ·

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usa2k

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2010-Aug-4 11:57 am

As mentioned earlier, you must provide your own Cisco IOS to use with GNS3 due to licensing issues. GNS3 is meant to be used in a lab environment for testing and learning. Once you have obtained your own copy of a Cisco IOS for one of the supported platforms, you are ready to continue. Current platforms supported include:

1710 1720 1721 1750 1751 1760 2610 2610XM 2611 2611XM 2620 2620XM 2621 2621XM 2650XM 2651XM

My 2950 seems absent from the list ...
I really need to read the whole tutorial - looks like today is the day.

* Looks also like the Cisco IOS must be a router image
Are such images available without an actual router?
Am I correct that with an actual router I just save the image via TFTP?

actions · 2010-Aug-4 11:57 am ·

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