Today, I registered for the on-line course, Introduction to Computer Networks, presented by Stanford University. The class, which starts on October 8, is a massive open online course. One of the instructors, Nick McKeown, co-founded and sold three technology companies of which the most notable is Nicara, which focused on Software Defined Networks. So, I […]
Let’s look at the NetKit network simulator first. NetKit offers some useful prepared labs and provides the NetKit files already installed on a Knoppix LiveDVD. These assets make it easy to try out Netkit. To take a first look at NetKit, we will load the LiveDVD into a VirtualBox virtual machine running on our computer
I chose to look at the NetKit network simulation tool first for two reasons: NetKit has an adequate number of lab scenarios ready to use and it is available as a bootable disk image, which makes it easy to just try it out. Because I wanted to keep things simple and avoid repartitioning my hard
NOTE updated February 26, 2013: This post contains old information. I created a page that lists all the open-source network simulators listed in the post below. I will keep the page up-to-date. Please see the List of Open-Source Network Simulators page. I am impressed with the number of network simulation tools available as open-source software.
NOTE updated February 26, 2013: This post contains old information. I created a page that lists all the open-source network simulators listed in the post below. I will keep the page up-to-date. Please see the List of Open-Source Network Simulators page. I found some more open-source network simulation projects to investigate: the Clack Graphical Router,
NOTE updated February 26, 2013: This post contains old information. I created a page that lists all the open-source network simulators listed in the post below. I will keep the page up-to-date. Please see the List of Open-Source Network Simulators page. I’ve searched around and found a long list of potential solutions for an open-source
A virtual network simulation solution will allow a researcher to emulate the the operation of a complex, heterogenous telecommunication network on a single host computer. It will have of the following functionality:
As a personal project, for my own edification, I will research and implement systems that will allow me and anyone who follows this blog to experiment with networking technology and learn new concepts. I will not have to invent anything new. I will use the resources already created by other people who have generously made