#SETTING UP GNS3 WITH ASA SERIAL#

While “vd ” in global config mode will delete a vlan: “va ” in global config mode will add a vlan: We can’t use the “sh vlan” command, but we can either use the “sh vlan-switch brief” command or the “vl” macro in exec mode:ĭespite the router saying to create/delete VLANs in config mode instead of vlan database, both of those macros will take you out to the vlan database, and then return you to global config mode automatically. Here’s an example of creating vlans 10 and 20 in vlan database: When the Etherswitch router boots up, you’ll see that you either create vlans using “vlan database” in exec mode, or the “va ” macro in global config mode: With that out of the way, let’s see a few of the configuration quirks you’ll want to be aware of. If you left the default NM-16ESW adapter installed in slot 1, the switchports will be interfaces fa1/0 and go through fa1/15:

The first two FastEthernet ports (fa0/0 and fa0/1) provided by that GT96100-FE are routed ports only! This is by design, and they cannot be used as switchports. When you add this Etherswitch Router to a topology in the Workspace, there is something you must be aware of. Once an Idle-PC value is found, click OK to close the pop up window:Ĭlick Finish to complete the import and set up process:īack at the main IOS router template page, ensure that the Etherswitch router has at least 1MB specified for PCMCIA disk0: It will take several seconds (depending on the speed of your computer) for the Idle-PC Finder to determine a suitable Idle-PC value: With an Idle-PC value defined, this will not be the case. Without having a suitable Idle-PC value for this device, it can consume 100% of the processing time of a CPU core, while running. If the IOS image you are using does not also list an Idle-PC value, then click the Idle-PC finder button:

This device will should already have an Idle-PC value listed. Whichever you decide, click Next > to continue.

#SETTING UP GNS3 WITH ASA SERIAL#

It’s not a bad idea to add a few serial WICs to this Etherswitch Router, but you can skip this step if you choose. You can add WIC modules on the next page, consisting of either WIC-1T or WIC-2T serial port adapters. You can add a second NM-16ESW,a NM-1FE-TX single FastEthernet adapter, or an NM-4T serial port adapter to slot 2. Never attempt to replace that GT96100-FE adapter with a switch module, as it will not work. Notice that slot 0 is still prepopulated with the GT96100-FE Dual FastEthernet adapter, and slot 1 will have the NM-16ESW module preinstalled. On the next screen, go ahead and increase the minimum amount of RAM to 256MB, and click Next >: It will automatically name the device Etherswitch router, and place into the Switches device category, instead of Routers. On the screen where you’re asked to name the router, select the “This is an Etherswitch router” option (this is important!). Choose Yes, as it will load faster, instead of decompressing every time you start the image: You’ll be asked if you’d like to decompress this image. Select New Image, and click Browse to locate the image in your filesystem (you must supply your own!). (You can also run this image via the GNS3 VM) Pick run this IOS image via the local computer, and click Next >: This example will use a c3725 router IOS image, but the same steps apply if using the other three platforms listed above.įirst, click Edit->Preferences->IOS Routers->New in the GNS3 GUI. Refer to the switching section of this document to see what features will be unavailable to you. This is a rather simple process, but be aware that your options for configuring Cisco switching while using a c3640, c3660, c3725, and c3745 for this are quite limited. Using a c3725 as an “Etherswitch Router” You can also use switches from other vendors such as Cumulus, Extreme Networks and many more. Use it only for basic operations Open vSwitch īy leveraging GNS3 support for Docker, you can now add Open vSwitch to your GNS3 topologies. It’s not running a switch OS, everything is emulated from scratch. While an Etherswitch module does not support advanced layer 2 features, it does allow you to configure basic VLANs, Spanning Tree and other options. This is the official Cisco way of emulating a switch. With a Cisco VIRL IOSvL2 image, you can configure and test a wide range of advanced switching features. Recommended_switching_platform Cisco VIRL IOSvL2 Your selection of image and platform will affect what is possible. While this was true in the past, GNS3 now supports options such as:Ĭomplimentary campus technologies such as HSRP are also supported. One common misconception about GNS3 is that GNS3 does not support advanced switching options.

Setting up gns3 with asa