[aklug] Re: psimulator2

From: James <marblemunkey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Jun 24 2014 - 06:58:02 AKDT

"Supposedly, you
can connect your virtual network to your real one, though I haven't
given that a try."

THAT sounds like a security problem waiting to happen. *grin*

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Christopher Howard <
christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:

> Wanted to mention a nifty program I found:
>
> https://code.google.com/p/psimulator/
>
> It is a network simulator, with a nice graphical interface, built on
> Java for portability. It emulates Linux, Cisco, and PC systems (i.e., a
> small subset of the network commands of each) and allows you to insert
> them into the network, and give them commands over built-in console or
> external telnet application. You can watch the packets move back and
> forth between hosts, represented graphically.
>
> The command subset supported right now is pretty small, supporting
> only static host config, static routing, and pnat. (I think the newest
> version supports DHCP and DNS also.) So, you definitely won't learn
> enough for a CCNA — but it might be helpful for a Net+. Supposedly, you
> can connect your virtual network to your real one, though I haven't
> given that a try.
>

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