If you own physical Cisco hardware, you can copy the IOS image directly from the device's flash memory to use in GNS3. Cisco Support Contract: If you or your employer have a Cisco Service Contract (SmartNet)
In this post, I’ll walk you through where to get Cisco switch IOS images, how to prepare them, and how to add them to GNS3.
can be used as an "Etherswitch Router," but they have very limited switching capabilities.
Before discussing technical specs, one must address the method of acquisition.
