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Graphical Network Simulator-3

{{Short description|Network software emulator}}

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{{Infobox software

| developer = Jeremy Grossmann, Dominik Ziajka, Piotr Pękala

| screenshot = GNS3-Screenshot-macosx.png

| name =

| logo = GNS3_logo.png

| released = {{Start date and age|2008|df=yes}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit@end|P348}}

| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}

| programming language = Python

| genre = Network simulator

| license = GNU GPL

| website = {{URL|https://gns3.com/}}

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Graphical Network Simulator-3 (shortened to GNS3) is a network software emulator first released in 2008. It allows the combination of virtual and real devices, used to simulate complex networks. It uses Dynamips emulation software to simulate Cisco IOS.{{r|sam|page=55}}

GNS3 is used by many large companies including Exxon, Walmart, AT&T and NASA, and is also popular for preparation of network professional certification exams. As of 2015, the software has been downloaded 11 million times.

References

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{{cite web|last1=Fogarty|first1=Susan|title=GNS3 Network Simulator Raises Its Game|url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/networking/gns3-network-simulator-raises-its-game/d/d-id/1319279|website=Network Computing|publisher=UBM Tech|accessdate=30 May 2015|archive-date=30 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530224130/http://www.networkcomputing.com/networking/gns3-network-simulator-raises-its-game/d/d-id/1319279|url-status=dead}}

{{cite conference|first1=Jameleddine|last1=Hassine|first2=Abdelwahab|last2=Hamou-Lhadj|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QWcBAAAQBAJ|title=Toward a UCM-Based Approach for Recovering System Availability Requirements from Execution Traces|editor1-first=Daniel|editor1-last=Amyot|editor2=Pau Fonseca i Casas|editor3-first=Gunter|editor3-last=Mussbacher|book-title=System Analysis and Modeling: Models and Reusability|conference=8th International Conference, SAM 2014|location=Valencia, Spain|date=September 29–30, 2014|chapter=Lecture Notes in Cr Science|volume=8769|pages=48–63|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783319117430}}

{{cite book |last1=Neumann |first1=Jason C. |title=The Book of GNS3: Build Virtual Network Labs Using Cisco, Juniper, and More |date=2015 |publisher=No Starch Press |isbn=9781593276959 |url=https://archive.org/details/thebookofgns3_201908 |quote=gns3 book. |language=en}}

{{cite book |last1=Welsh |first1="RedNectar" Chris |title=GNS3 Network Simulation Guide |date=2013 |publisher=Packt Publishing Ltd |isbn=9781782160816 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQq8AQAAQBAJ&q=gns3+book |language=en}}

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External links

{{Wikiversity|GNS3}}

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Category:Free emulation software

Category:Computer network analysis

Category:Simulation software

Category:Software using the GNU General Public License

Category:2008 software

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