GNS3 Networking Labs: All Access Course for CCNA, CCNP, CCIE and much more! – David Bombal

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Welcome to the GNS3 Ultimate labs course!

New labs will be added on a regular basis. But, also tell me which topics you want added to the course and I will do my best to add them!

This course will continue to grow and grow!

You will have access to downloadable GNS3 project files so you can get started quickly.

Topics include:

1) CCNA R&S

2) CCNP – ROUTE, SWITCH and TSHOOT

3) CCIE R&S

4) Multi-vendor topologies

5) Large scale networks

6) Network Automation and Programmability

I will keep on adding more and more labs based on your feedback!

GNS3 Academy Curriculum

Welcome!

• Welcome and course overview (5:47)
• Answering your questions (1:53)

Welcome to the course!

• Welcome to the course! (2:30)

GNS3 Windows Install VMware

• GNS3 Installation (16:40)
• GNS3 Install: VMware Workstation Pro (20:55)
• Download Cisco IOS images and use in GNS3 (19:11)

GNS3 Windows Install VirtualBox

• VirtualBox GNS3 install (26:33)
• VirtualBox Nested (11:41)

GNS3 New Features

• GNS3 Symbols (4:19)
• GNS3 Docker Persistent Containers (5:50)
• Visio Alternative? GNS3 interactive topology diagrams (11:53)

GNS3 Discussions with Jeremy Part 1

• Will Dynamips and VPCS be removed from GNS3? (10:47)
• GNS3: What is QEMU? And IOU? And ASA 8.x? (7:08)
• GNS3: Docker containers vs Virtual Machines (8:21)
• Jeremy explains the GNS3 2.2 Architecture (13:08)
• GNS3 API: Jeremy explains how the API works (8:31)
• GNS3 2.2: Jeremy tells us about the new features (12:19)
• GNS3: Version 2.2 and the Future? (8:13)

GNS3 Discussions with Jeremy Part 2

• What is Qemu? (2:12)
• Technical Detail of Ubridge (2:20)
• Plans in Cloud Version of GNS3 (1:03)
• Nested Virtualization in the Cloud (1:26)
• Do you prefer Virtual or Physical Service? (0:32)
• What is Nested Virtualization? (1:29)
• BIOS enable Nested Virtualization (2:38)
• What is the difference between QEMU and DOCKER? (5:53)
• What is GNS3 VM? (4:46)
• What is GNS3 Dynamips? (3:25)
• Which is Better Virtual Box or VMware? (2:42)
• What is going on with VMware? (2:38)
• Big Features in 2.2 GNS3 (1:39)
• What is IOU? (1:42)
• GNS3 Reccomendation of Barrel Images (1:07)
• Question from the community – ASA is not working (1:12)
• GNS3 Compost of 2 Components (1:13)
• I used a Mac – Jeremy Linux (1:04)
• GNS3 on Linux (1:54)
• Would you recommend local gns3 VM? (2:51)
• Installing GNS3 – Anti Virus (1:49)
• How much RAM, CPU to run GNS3? (2:48)
• Which Operating System the GNS3 support? (2:06)t
• What is QT client? (1:19)
• What is GNS3 Controller? (6:02)
• Wireless in GNS3 (5:52)
• Questions from Social Media 1 (10:39)
• Questions from Social Media 2 (3:27)

EtherChannel

• EtherChannel: Can you complete the lab? (4:05)
• EtherChannel: Answers Part 1 (7:14)
• EtherChannel: Answers Part 2 (9:35)
• EtherChannel: Answers Part 3 (10:42)
• EtherChannel: Answers Part 4 (6:14)
• EtherChannel: Answers Part 5 (6:14)
• EtherChannel: Answers Part 6 (6:48)

OSPF

• OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 1: Can you fix the network?
• OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 1: Answers (9:31)
• OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 2: Can you fix the network?
• OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 2: Answers (5:59)
• OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 3: Can you fix the network?
• OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 3: Answers (9:16)

EIGRP

• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 1: Can you fix the network?
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 1: Answers (8:12)
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 2: Can you fix the network?
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 2: Answers (5:46)
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 3: Can you fix the network?
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 3: Answers (6:08)
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 4: Can you fix the network?
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 4: Answers (7:01)
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 5: Can you fix the network?
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 5: Answers (3:20)
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 6: Can you fix the network?
• EIGRP Troubleshooting Lab 6: Answers (7:59)

GNS3 Campus 1

• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 1 (7:02)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 2 (5:57)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 3 (9:13)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 4 (8:05)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 5 (7:28)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 6 (6:49)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 7 (4:20)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 8 (6:41)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 9 (5:27)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 10 (9:06)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 11 (2:35)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 12 (3:58)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 13 (7:11)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 14 (3:23)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 15 (2:40)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 16 (10:03)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 17 (14:25)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 18 (13:53)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 19 (6:44)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 20 (6:15)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 21 (8:22)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 22 (2:49)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 23 (6:54)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 24 (6:16)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 25 (7:43)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 26 (5:14)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 27 (1:41)
• GNS3 Campus 1: Part 28 (7:54)

BGP

• BGP Configuration: Can you complete the lab?
• BGP Configuration: Answers (14:23)
• BGP Troubleshooting Lab 1: Can you complete the lab?
• BGP Troubleshooting 1: Answers (8:26)
• BGP Troubleshooting Lab 2: Can you complete the lab?
• BGP Troubleshooting Lab 2: Answers (6:06)
• BGP Troubleshooting Lab 3: Can you complete the lab?
• BGP Troubleshooting: Scenario 3 (6:07)

Network Programmability with Python

• Part 1: Network programmability made easy. (16:22)
• Part 2: Configure VLANs on switches. (8:12)
• Part 3: Remove Passwords and improve scripts (8:43)
• Part 4: Create switch VLANs using loops (8:29)
• Part 5: Multiple switches, multiple VLANs (17:58)
• Part 6: In-band management and save configs (4:33)
• Part 7: How to write better code and styles (5:29)
• Part 8: Opening Files and spacing importance! (11:54)
• Part 9: Backup switch configurations. (10:25)
• Part 10: Jupyter Python Clients (3.0 and 2.7) (11:40)
• Part 11: Paramiko, SSH, Python and Cisco (14:12)
• Part 12: Netmiko, SSH, Python and Cisco switches Part 1 (10:26)
• Part 13: Netmiko, SSH, Python Cisco switches Part 2 (5:59)
• Part 14: Netmiko, SSH, Python Cisco switches Part 3 (9:34)
• Part 15: – Netmiko, SSH, Python Cisco switches (7:19)
• Part 16: Netmiko, SSH, Python Cisco switches (10:37)
• Part 17: Netmiko, SSH, Python Cisco switches (7:42)

Network Automation Appliance

• GNS3 Automation Container import and testing Part 1 (6:10)
• GNS3 Automation Container import and testing Part 2 (8:34)

MPLS

• MPLS Introduction & L3VPNs (7:12)
• MPLS Terms and definitions (4:52)
• L2VPNs (2:39)
• MPLS Traffic Engineering (1:57)
• MPLS Labels (4:08)
• MPLS Demo Overview (7:09)
• Core MPLS Configuration (6:58)
• MPLS Core Verification with Wireshark captures (6:35)
• MPLS Core Verification (Part 2) (3:05)
• MPLS Traceroute (MPLS Verification) (1:32)
• Hide the core MPLS network from customers (2:21)
• Virtual Routing and Forwarding Instances (VRFs) (6:35)
• VRF Testing – the same IP address on multiple router interfaces (2:43)
• MPLS VPNV4 and OSPF Configuration (7:25)
• CE OSPF (5:38)
• PE2 Configuration (6:23)
• Redistribution and testing (6:23)
• Testing and verification (3:58)
• MPLS PPT – Thanks Richard! (1:11)

DMVPN

• DMVPN Overview (5:33)
• DMVPN Demo Part 1 (6:23)
• DMVPN Demo Part 2 (4:26)
• DMVPN – Wireshark captures & routing troubleshooting (8:25)

IP SLA

• IP SLA Overview (4:26)
• IP SLA Configuration (Part 1) (6:04)
• IP SLA Configuration (Part 2) and Testing (11:35)
• IP SLA Config Change Issue (3:57)

Port Security

• Port Security Overview (3:13)
• Port Security and security mechanisms (1:23)
• MAC addresses Port Security Static, Dynamic, Sticky (3:11)
• Port Security Demo Part 1 (9:03)
• Port Security Demo Part 2 (9:19)
• Port Security Demo Sticky (2:52)
• Port Security Error disable and auto recovery (5:14)

DHCP Snooping

• DHCP Snooping Overview (2:58)
• DHCP Snooping Lab Setup (5:18)
• Wireshark Captures (4:47)
• Man in the middle attack (11:24)
• Configure and test DHCP Snooping (8:43)
• Trusted, Untrusted and Review (5:12)

GNS3, Python and Regular Expressions

• GNS3, Python and Regular Expressions Part 1 (11:42)
• GNS3, Python and Regular Expressions Part 2 (7:36)
• GNS3, Python and Regular Expressions Part 3 (13:40)
• GNS3, Python and Regular Expressions Part 4 (9:41)

Cisco VIRL

• Cisco VIRL version 1.3 Part 1 (9:13)
• Cisco VIRL version 1.3 Part 2 (6:42)

Cisco VIRL ASA 9.7.1

• Cisco VIRL ASA 9.7.1 installation, setup and configuration (13:10)

ASDM

• GNS3, Cisco ASA and ASDM- Configure VIRL ASAv firewall with GNS3 and ASDM (Part 1) (9:08)
• GNS3, Cisco ASA and ASDM- Configure VIRL ASAv firewall with GNS3 and ASDM (Part 2) (12:51)
• GNS3, Cisco ASA and ASDM- Configure VIRL ASAv firewall with GNS3 and ASDM (Part 3) (12:08)
• GNS3, Cisco ASA and ASDM- Configure VIRL ASAv firewall with GNS3 and ASDM (Part 4) (10:13)
• GNS3, Cisco ASA and ASDM- Configure VIRL ASAv firewall with GNS3 and ASDM (Part 5) (4:46)

PPP Troubleshooting labs

• Part 1- PPP Troubleshooting (14:52)
• Part 2- CHAP Authentication (5:41)
• Part 3- Wireshark captures (7:24)
• Part 4- PPP EIGRP (6:37)

PPP Troubleshooting labs: Use debugs to fix the network!

• Part 1 Use debugs (5:00)
• Part 2- PAP troubleshooting (5:01)
• Part 3- CHAP troubleshooting (6:50)

TUNNELS COURSE FROM HERE: GNS3 Lab – GRE Tunnel

• GRE Lab introduction Can you complete the lab (7:22)
• GRE Lab Answers Part 1 (7:21)
• GRE Lab Answers Part 2 (13:09)

GNS3 Lab – IPsec VPN

• IPsec VPN Overview: Can you complete the lab? (7:04)
• IPSec VPN Answers – Part 1 (14:53)
• You get access to VPN Config Generator Software
• IPSec VPN Answers – Part 2 (3:24)

DMPVN: GRE and IPsec

• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Can you complete the lab? (6:51)
• You get access to VPN Config Generator Software
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 1 (6:05)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 2 (9:23)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 3 (8:51)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 4 (11:09)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 5 (10:45)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 6 (8:57)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 7 (7:57)
• DMPVN BGP, GRE and IPsec Answers Part 8 (7:17)

Dynamic IPsec Peers

• Dynamic IPsec Peers: Can you complete the lab? (7:18)
• You get access to VPN Config Generator Software
• Dynamic IPsec Peers: Answers Part 1 (5:28)
• Dynamic IPsec Peers: Answers Part 2 (11:03)
• Dynamic IPsec Peers: Answers Part 3 (5:44)

Building Scalable GNS3 Networks

• GNS3 Talks: Building insane (large scale) GNS3 networks (Part 1). What do you want to see? (2:34)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 2). Hardware and other questions answered. (8:01)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 3). Start small and grow…. SMB Part 1 (9:24)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 4). DHCP Server, Router on a stick, SMB Part 2 (14:43)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 5). Building the first BGP based ISP network (10:05)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 6). Building the first BGP based ISP network (8:04)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 7): BGP Route Reflectors (12:04)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 8): BGP ISP Network (10:57)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 9): Testing Customer connectivity (7:32)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 10): ISP configuration and troubleshooting (14:11)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 11): ISP configuration and troubleshooting (8:02)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 12): Multivendor ISP Cisco, Arista, HPE, Linux (12:18)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 13): Multivendor ISP Cisco, Arista, HPE, Linux (8:12)
• GNS3 Talks: Building large scale GNS3 networks (Part 14): Multivendor ISP Cisco, Arista, HPE, Linux (5:50)

PYTHON 3 COURSE CONTENT FROM HERE: Introduction

• Introduction (3:49)t

Quick Start Guide to Network Automation

• Quick Start 1: GNS3 Lab Setup and IDEs (10:22)
• Quick Start 2: Telnet Script creation (11:20)
• Quick Start 3: Telnet Script Test (6:04)
• Quick Start 4: Telnet to a switch and create VLANs (8:15)
• Quick Start 5: Loops (7:29)
• Quick Start 6: PEP8: Python Style Guide (2:41)
• Quick Start 7: Configure switch VLANs using loops (8:55)
• Quick start 8: Create a multiple switch network (8:16)
• Quick Start 9: Open a file of switch IP addresess (8:22)
• Quick Start 10: Configure multiple switch with a loop (3:00)
• Quick Start 11: Loops within loops (6:51)
• Quick Start 12: Backup Network Device Configurations (7:09)

Netmiko: Use SSH for Network Automation

• Netmiko Part 1: Introduction (2:34)
• Netmiko Part 2: Enable SSH on switches in network (4:38)
• Netmiko Part 3: Your first Netmiko SSH Script (8:00)
• Netmiko Part 4: Script for multiple switches (3:55)
• Netmiko Part 5: Run script and configure multiple devices (5:10)
• Netmiko Part 6: File of multiple Cisco commands (5:55)
• Netmiko Part 7: Program multiple switches with file of commands (10:16)
• Netmiko Part 8: Script to program entire network (5:43)
• Netmiko Part 9: Run script to program entire network (4:41)

NAPALM

• NAPALM Introduction (P75_12) (5:57)
• NAPALM Python 3 versus 2.7 (3:30)
• Install NAPALM (P68_13) (2:22)
• NAPALM connect to switch 1 (P68_14) (3:52)
• JSON and more commands (P68_16) (5:02)
• Mac address table, ARP cache (P68_17) (5:46)

NAPALM and BGP

• Use NAPALM to retrieve BGP neighbor information: Part 1 (P75_1) (2:09)
• Use NAPALM to retrieve BGP neighbor information: Part 2 (P75_2) (5:11)
• Use NAPALM to retrieve BGP neighbor information: Part 3 (P75_3) (1:13)
• NAPALM: Multiple BGP neighbors (P75_4) (4:42)
• NAPALM and bigger BGP Network Part 1 (P75_5) (4:23)
• NAPALM and bigger BGP network Part 2 (P75_5b) (2:51)

Use NAPALM for device configuration audit and changes

• Use NAPALM to configure Access lists (P75_6) (3:45)
• Check if ACL already exists and add if missing (P75_7) (4:17)
• Use NAPALM for auditing device configs (P75_8) (0:52)
• Use NAPALM to add multiple config files (P75_9) (4:08)
• NAPALM: Multiple config files, multiple devices (P75_10) (3:55)

Iteration Examples: Netmiko scripts

• Netmiko Iteration: Script Overview (5:51)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 1): Basic Script (1:32)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 2): Open a file of commands (5:50)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 3): Configure multiple devices using a file of devices (7:23)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 4): Remove passwords from script (4:13)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 5): Except (Error) Handling (7:36)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 6): Determine device types and run specific device type (7:43)
• Netmiko Iteration (Script 7): Iterate device type script (3:03)

Netmiko Scaling

• Part 1: Encrypted Password File (7:30)
• Part 2: Netmiko Sequential Part 1 (5:04)
• Part 3: Netmiko Sequential Part 2 (6:52)
• Part 4: Netmiko Multithreading (5:40)
• Part 5: Netmiko Thread Pools (5:40)

Python Theory

• Theory topics – very short (P62_14_15) (2:04)
• Keep learning (P61_26) (2:17)
• 2.7 and 3 setup (P61_27) (4:11)
• 2.7 and 3 examples (P61_28) (3:13)
• Basic Hello World Scripts (P61_29_30) (1:29)

Python Theory: Objects, Variables and Data Types

• Python Objects (P61_1) (5:12)
• Python Objects Part 2 (P61_2) (1:12)
• Python Variables (P61_3) (3:30)
• Python Variables Part 2 (P61_4_5) (2:35)
• Python Variables Part 3 (P61_6) (4:15)
• Python Variables Part 4 (P61_7_8) (2:26)
• Data Types (P61_9) (1:47)
• Data Type testing (P61_10) (3:14)

Python Theory: Numbers

• Python Theory: Numbers (0:58)
• Numeric Types (P61_11) (1:50)
• Int and Float (P61_12) (1:45)
• Operators (P61_14) (4:35)
• Operators Part 2 (P61_15_16) (6:27)
• Operators (P61_17_18) (3:27)
• bin hex oct (P61_20) (1:33)
• binary decimal octal number examples (P62_1) (0:31)
• int calculation (P62_2) (3:12)
• Floats (P62_3) (2:10)

Python Theory: Strings

• strings (P62_4) (3:33)
• strings (GT 06-8-17 7_8) (3:23)
• convert to a string using str() (P62_10) (0:38)
• escape special character meaning with (P62_12) (3:02)
• strings (P62_9) (1:58)
• string concatenation with + (P62_13) (1:26)
• multiplication operator * (P62_16) (1:25)
• string offsets – extract characters with [] (P62_17) (3:36)
• string slice _ slicing (P62_string) (3:36)
• string slice _ slicing 2 (P62_1string) (2:16)
• string slice _ slicing 3 (P62_2string) (1:23)
• lower upper (P73_11) (2:10)
• startswith endswith (P73_12) (2:13)
• strip lstrip rstrip (P73_13) (2:14)
• isdigit (P73_14) (1:15)
• count (P73_15) (3:17)
• Old Style text using % (P66_24) (3:33)
• Strings: New way to do text using {} (P73_16) (2:38)
• dir (P73_9) (1:43)

Get version information from a switch

• Get show version from switch (P65_14) (4:18)
• Telnet and string offset (P65_16) (4:36)
• Show version using len (P65_17) (2:02)
• Split 1 (P65_18_21) (1:56)
• Split 2 (P73_18) (1:18)
• List and join (P73_17) (2:52)
• List and len – use Interface example (P73_25) (1:47)
• Index introduction(P66_1) (3:16)
• Real switch get version using index and slice (P66_2_3) (3:53)
• Python3 telnet to switch (P66_4) (3:22)
• Count (P66_6) (5:59)
• Use find to get information from a real switch (P66_10) (5:20)
• Python3 Telnet versus Python2 – Find version of software (P66_11) (3:18)
• find not found (P66_12) (0:51)
• String methods – upper (P66_13) (1:42)
• String methods – startswith and endswith (P66_14) (1:43)
• String methods – strip (P66_15) (3:08)
• String methods – split demo (P66_16) (1:09)
• String methods – Join (P66_17_18) (0:47)
• String methods – is it in string? (P66_19) (1:00)
• String concatenation (P66_20) (0:30)
• Capitalize, upper, lower, swap (P66_23) (1:46)

Python Theory: Comparisons

• Boolean comparisons (4:45)
• Boolean Truth Table (2:00)
• Boolean Truth Table Demo (3:37)
• false conditions (1:20)

Python Theory: Lists

• Lists versus tuples (3:05)
• lists (2:44)
• create a list using split (3:08)

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