[HECnet] Recommended CISCO switch simulator with GRE support?

Brian Hechinger wonko at 4amlunch.net
Wed Mar 14 14:58:24 PDT 2018


He doesn't say he wants to emulate a switch but rather connect a GRE tunnel
to one. He doesn't specify what he wants on the virtual end but probably a
router will do.

On Mar 14, 2018 17:11, "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

>
>   Ooops, I'm sorry, I missed the word "switch" in the OP's message.
> Thank you for the clarification.
>
>            -Dave
>
> On 03/14/2018 05:04 PM, Madeline Autumn-Rose wrote:
> > Dynamips doesn’t emulate Cisco switches; be aware.
> >
> > Routers with switch modules and a basic switch implementation exists,
> > however.
> >
> > You could in theory also tie to VDR
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Mar 14, 2018, at 13:25, Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net
> > <mailto:wonko at 4amlunch.net>> wrote:
> >
> >> I like to use GNS3 to get everything setup and then switch to dynamips
> >> after I know what I'm doing.
> >>
> >> Been to Long since I ran either though. Need to get a house and get
> >> moved so I can get the wicked cool networking back up.
> >>
> >> On Mar 14, 2018 16:10, "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com
> >> <mailto:mcguire at neurotica.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     On 03/14/2018 03:05 PM, Supratim Sanyal wrote:
> >>     > Any recommendations on a CISCO switch simulator that runs on Linux
> >>     > (Ubuntu 17.10) and supports GRE tunneling to a real CISCO switch
> >>     over
> >>     > the internet?
> >>
> >>       Dynamips should do it.
> >>
> >>               -Dave
> >>
> >>     --
> >>     Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> >>     New Kensington, PA
> >>
>
>
> --
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
>
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