In this GNS3 video, David Bombal shows you how to setup communication between GNS3 and physical equipment. He configures GNS3 to communicate to a physical PC and then to a physical router. He also demonstrates how to setup the RIP routing protocol between a GNS3 router and a physical Cisco router

What is GNS3 ? GNS3 is a graphical network simulator that allows simulation of complex networks. To allow complete simulations, GNS3 is strongly linked with : Dynamips, the core program that allows Cisco IOS emulation. Dynagen, a text-based front-end for Dynamips. Qemu, a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer. GNS3 is an excellent [...]

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