If you are still running GNS3 0.7.2 it's a good idea to upgrade towards GNS 0.7.3. I haven't tested all of the features yet but so far there 2 things that i like:

• The new etherswitch...I have no idea if it adds something compared to the old C3460 with NM16-SW switch but the new icon looks cool :)
• I managed to install the ASA8 within 5 minutes!

If you are running Ubuntu this is the fastest way to upgrade from 0.7.2 to 0.7.3: (Thanks to a post from Rednectar on the GNS3.net forum)

• cd /opt (if this is the folder where you installed GNS3)
• sudo wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gns-3/GNS3-0.7.3-src.tar.bz2
• sudo tar -xjvf GNS3-0.7.3-src.tar.bz2
• sudo rm GNS3-0.7.3-src.tar.bz2
• sudo rm -fr GNS3/docs
• sudo rm -fr GNS3/qemuwrapper/
• sudo rm -fr GNS3/src
• sudo mv GNS3-0.7.3-src/* /opt/GNS3
• sudo rm -fr GNS3-0.7.3-src/

Just to be sure, change the owner to your username. Otherwise root will be the owner:

• cd /opt (or another folder where you installed GNS3)
• sudo chown -R username GNS3

That's it! Have fun with the new GNS3 version...if you find any new features please share by leaving a comment!

Hello all,

Just a quick message...GNS3 has released a new version and it seems a lot of things have changed, check out gns3.net for all the changes. This is the URL:

GNS 0.7.3 is released

I didn't try it myself yet but some features are looking good!

Rene

Hi Folks!

Just a quick message from me, I've been playing around a bit with Jomsocial to add the following to the website:

• Achievements: you can get achievements for fun...like logging in 100 times at the site, posting the most comments..and I want to make sure you can get an achievement when you complete a lab or something (that would be cool!)
• Integration with the forum: When you click on a username you'll see their profile and it's possible to send private messages.
• Chatbox (optional): Not sure if i'll add this but it's possible to add a chatbox on the Jomsocial page. Whenever you have a question you can ask me or other members.

There are probably some more features but i need to spend some more time at customizing everything ;)

So check it out and let me know what you think of it! I'm curious to hear your comments...I have 30 days to testdrive it so if you guys don't like i'll remove it :)

Have a good weekend!!

Rene

Here's a funny question for you to think about, take a look at the following picture:

The link above is a PPP connection and as you can see we have a mismatch in IP addresses. If you send a ping however it will still be succesfull, there are no routing protocols.

So the big question is...why does it work? I'll give you the answer next week!

PS - Google is not your friend this time, see if you can find the answer yourself :)

As a freelancer work is normally everything or nothing. What I mean by this is that one week you are very busy and the other week you have time for self-study, working on the website, small time-jobs or even some things around the house.

This week is the second one and I want to spend a day to create some new labs..instead of just picking a topic i like most i decided it's up to you what i should create. If i look at the results of the poll then it seems there are a few popular topics.