GNS Help.

I just cant get GNS3 to work,i keep getting a message about the IOS image. please i need help on this. Have labs to work on.
thnx.

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Roguetadhg

harila wrote: »

I just cant get GNS3 to work,i keep getting a message about the IOS image. please i need help on this. Have labs to work on.
thnx.

GNS3 requires a cisco IOS to function. Otherwise, Google is your friend.

chmorin

Roguetadhg wrote: »

GNS3 requires a cisco IOS to function. Otherwise, Google is your friend.

Yup. There are tons of GNS3 tutorials out there. I even made a few on youtube. You can have it up and running in 10 minutes if you have cisco IOS and a proper guide and a technical mindset.

harila

Roguetadhg wrote: »

GNS3 requires a cisco IOS to function. Otherwise, Google is your friend.

yeah i downloaded an ios image and added to gns but when i start running gns, the cpu usage blows up to 100% and my laptop freezes.
i'm not sure if its the ios or something else.

Kelkin

You have to tweak the Idle-PC.. you can try this to start with.. again google is your friend..

GNS3 • View topic - The Illusive Art of Acquiring A Good Idle-PC Value

martell1000

also be sure to decompress your images using winrar or similar tool.

Roguetadhg

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Jeremy goes over some good topics for GNS3.