Need a software for simulating a virtual LAN (vLAN)...

[ahmadka]

Hi guys..well you see I am doing this project in my uni..the topic is virtual LANs...Now I can make the presentation and everything, but I was thinking that maybe I can simulate vLANs through some software..... I have looked through the internet a little bit, and I have found some softwares, but they all seem to be very complex... I dont need any complexity..I just need (if possible) a simple software that can demonstrate vLANs.... is there any networking guru here that can help me out ? point out some software ? :whistle:

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

Textwww.hamachi.cc dunno if its what you're looking for

 

[DougK62]

Are you looking to actually create VLANs or just graphically demonstrate how they work?

 

[Juice Box]

Why don't you just use visio and make a visual representation of vlans? No need for it to be super fancy, just the basic ideas. (From what I know of them...they aren't that hard to explain)

 

[ahmadka]

well I am looking to just graphically demonstrate them... u know, like make 3 different vLANs, and add some machines to each vLAN...and then making them communicate....and then something to show that data is being sent/received only within vLANs...

 

[NuAlphaMan]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
Why don't you just use visio and make a visual representation of vlans? No need for it to be super fancy, just the basic ideas. (From what I know of them...they aren't that hard to explain)

:thumbsup:

 

[ahmadka]

visio is a good idea, but its just drawings...i want a simulation, not just the graphical display of the topology...

 

[spidey07]

Basically doesn't exist. You could use chariot but it's expensive.

And in all honesty most all network is done with pictures to convey a concept. It's very visual and visio is the main tool of choice. Second only to a white board.

 

[ahmadka]

there are a few softwares that i am currently trying out, that allow you to simulate networks....such as:

Boson NetSim for CCNA
AdventNet Simulation Toolkit 6
SimpleAgentPro - SNMP Network Simulator

I am still downloading them though...lets hope that they are good softwares 😛

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: ahmadka
there are a few softwares that i am currently trying out, that allow you to simulate networks....such as:

Boson NetSim for CCNA
AdventNet Simulation Toolkit 6
SimpleAgentPro - SNMP Network Simulator

I am still downloading them though...lets hope that they are good softwares 😛

I guess I (we) don't understand your need for a physical demonstration....which will require several computers, which will show the same thing that a graphical drawing will. It is not a very difficult concept to explain.. 'each computer can only communicate w/ computers in its own vlan, but they are on the same switch' boom, done 😛

 

[ahmadka]

have a look at this image:

http://www.gambitcomm.com/site/products/images/ciscovlan.gif

it shows a vLAN simulation....some virtual computers are setup in a network, and then a vlan is defined...finally, you can send data across this virtual vLAN, and see the results of the simulation...

this is exactly what I am trying to do....the only thing is, I dont know how to implement this thing in a software, since i am not exactly a networking expert 😛

 

[ahmadka]

any suggestions ?