How to use c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image on GNS3
How to use c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image on GNS3
GNS3 is a popular network simulator that allows you to create and test complex network topologies using Cisco IOS images. One of the IOS images that you can use on GNS3 is c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin, which is an enterprise feature set image for the Cisco 3600 series routers. This image supports many advanced features such as DMVPN, IPsec, IPv6, QoS, MPLS, and more.
In this article, we will show you how to download and add the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image to GNS3 and configure a simple network topology using it.
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Step 1: Download the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image
You can download the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image from Google Drive[^1^] or from other sources on the internet. Make sure you have enough disk space to store the image file, which is about 25 MB in size.
Step 2: Add the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image to GNS3
After downloading the image file, you need to add it to GNS3 as a new router template. To do this, follow these steps:
Open GNS3 and go to Edit > Preferences > Dynamips > IOS Routers.
Click on New to create a new router template.
Select New Image and browse to the location where you saved the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image file.
Click on Next and choose c3600 as the platform and c3640 as the model.
Click on Next and accept the default settings for RAM, Idle PC, NVRAM, etc.
Click on Next and select the number and type of network adapters you want to use for this router template.
Click on Next and give a name and an icon for this router template.
Click on Finish to complete the creation of the router template.
Step 3: Configure a simple network topology using c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image
Now that you have added the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image to GNS3, you can use it to create and test a simple network topology. For example, you can create a topology with two routers connected by a serial link and configure EIGRP as the routing protocol. To do this, follow these steps:
Drag and drop two instances of the c3640 router template from the Devices panel to the Workspace.
Connect them with a serial link by selecting Serial 0/0 on both routers.
Start both routers by right-clicking on them and selecting Start.
Open a console window for each router by right-clicking on them and selecting Console.
Configure basic settings such as hostname, interface IP address, clock rate, etc. on both routers.
Enable EIGRP on both routers by using the command router eigrp 1 followed by network commands for each interface.
Verify that EIGRP is working by using commands such as show ip route, show ip eigrp neighbors, show ip eigrp topology, etc.
Congratulations! You have successfully used the c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin IOS 15 image on GNS3 and configured a simple network topology using it. You can now explore other features and functionalities of this image by creating more complex network topologies and scenarios on GNS3. 0efd9a6b88