Working 3745 IOS download for Gns3
What is IOS image?
Working Cisco IOS for GNS3. Checked and verified with latest GNS3 & GSN3 VM. Download here. Gaining access to an unconfigured Cisco 3750 Switch without Console. Download Documentation Community Marketplace. Cisco IOS images for Dynamips. GNS3 offers multiple ways to emulate IOS. Cisco Catalyst Switches.
IOS image is software or Operating System used in most Cisco routers and switches. IOS image support different packages like routing, switching and inter-networking etc. You can use these IOS images with GNS3. Gns3 is one of the famous network simulator and its hot feature is that it can run the real Cisco IOS image, as compare to other network simulator like packet-tracer which perform all functions base on programming. If you are beginner then learn more here:Cisco Switch Basic Configuration, how to use or configure GNS3
Remember only the c7200 series ios images get newer IOS images. According to Cisco all other platforms are now “end of life”, but you can used these older ios images as well with Gns3.
Gns3 3745 IOS image Details
Cisco 3700 Series are the multi-service routers provide LAN/WAN connectivity, new high-density service modules, and support for multiple advanced integration modules. You can use NM-16ESW module with this 3745 IOS, which will enable the switching functionality in GNS3. In this way you will be able to perform different switching labs with GNS3 like Vlans, inter-vlan (Router on stick), VTP (vlan trunking protocol), different multi-layer functionality etc. learn more about Layer 3 Switching vs Routing
From here you can download Cisco 3745 IOS image for your GNS3 and perform different GNS3 labs with this IOS. Remember this IOS is only for informational, practice purposes and for GNS3 used. If you need the IOS for your real hardware then it is better to Contact Cisco for latest and best IOS for your device. Following is the details and recommended setting of Gns3 3745 IOS image for your GNS3 setup. This Image was tested with Gns3 1.1 and i hope this will also work fine with the latest GNS3 version as well.
IOS version =12.4.25d (Mainline)
File name: c3745-adventerprisek9-mz.124-25d.bin
Minimum RAM: 128 but alteast 256MB recommended
Best idle-PC value: 0x60aa1da0 , you can set other idle PC value as well
Here is the link from where you can download IOS for your Gns3
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Cisco IOS is an operating system by Cisco System which offer a better way to build a managable netwok interconnection, this operating system used on the vast majority of Cisco Router and Cisco Network Switch. As article i wrote in ubuntubuzz, here the list of Cisco IOS can be used for GNS3, Dynamips, or Dynagen :Dear visitor,
We were sorry that we can't provide free download cisco ios images on this page (anymore), we afraid of breaking 'Free Open Source Software' rule and violate some cisco authorities about legal software, very unfortunate that Cisco does not provide any flexibility to CCNA, CCNP, CCIE students to learn more about cisco Routers/Switch by provide a free IOS For Download.
We were sorry that we can't provide free download cisco ios images on this page (anymore), we afraid of breaking 'Free Open Source Software' rule and violate some cisco authorities about legal software, very unfortunate that Cisco does not provide any flexibility to CCNA, CCNP, CCIE students to learn more about cisco Routers/Switch by provide a free IOS For Download.
For complete instruction the way to use Cisco IOS for simulating a Cisco Router and Cisco Network Switch, see my previous article here.