For example interface vlan 10 with IP address 10.10.10.10 and interface vlan 20 with IP address 20.20.20.20.
Now let’s see what “switching” options we have. This is a Cisco 3725 with the NM-16SW module so only the icon is different. You might have noticed that in the newer versions of GNS3 there’s a Etherswitch Router. Now you are probably wondering ‘which capabilities’ so let’s have a look what we can do.
I’ve been getting questions about switches in GNS3 so decided to write this article explaining which switching protocols you can or cannot use in GNS3.įirst of all, it’s impossible to run switches in GNS3! That being said the option that we do have is using the NM-16SW switching module in a router which gives us some capabilities.