Creating a virtual cisco router (VMWare ESX + GNS3 + Linux)

Posted on by David Vassallo

Trying to do more with less is definitely one aim that virtualising helps you achieve. There are quite a bit of guides on how to use GNS3 to build a virtual cisco lab. There are also very good guides that explain how to bridge your physical LAN to the virtual cisco lab. A really good … Continue reading Creating a virtual cisco router (VMWare ESX + GNS3 + Linux)

OpsView, bash and GNUplot

Posted on by David Vassallo

Update: The method I go on to describe is over complicated for the objective. Matt in the comments section pointed out a much easier, OpsView method of doing this. Still, the below is a good exersize in bash / gnuPlot scripting. So, OpsView has away around it's own limitation of not graphing host checks. Thanks … Continue reading OpsView, bash and GNUplot