DFWCUG Newsletter

July 2010 Newsletter

Volume 14 No. 7

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is a non-profit independent users group which meets on the first Wednesday of every month for the open exchange of technical information regarding the networking industry and Cisco products for the benefit of Cisco users.

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July Meeting	meeting sponsor


Date:	Wednesday July 7, 2010

Topic:	GNS3 Graphic Network Simulator The GNS simulator rocks! For those of you that have tried Dynamips, this is the new kid on the block. Dynamips and Dynagen have been greatly enhanced by the addition of a graphical front-end. With this product you can create network simulations using drag-and-drop. As with Dynamips, the routers that you create in your simulations actually run IOS so you are not limited in what commands the simulator will run. GNS supports several different router models as well as PIX and ASA. This presentation will provide an overview on the GNS product and cover installation, configuration and specific recommendations to make GNS3 work well for you. GNS3 will be running on Windows 7 and will be used to provide live demonstrations. The presenter would welcome a lively audience participation and would encourage those with GNS/Dynamips experience to contribute their own ideas and recommendations.

Speaker:	Eric Severson - CCNP/CCDP/MCSE; Network Specialties, Inc.. Eric has been in the IT industry since the 1980's and was using the Internet several years before the browser was invented. Network Specialties provides consulting services focusing on network connectivity, security and Microsoft Solutions.

Time:	6:00-6:30 PM - Pizza provided 6:30-9:00 PM - Presentations 9:00-9:30 PM - Networking with your fellow packet-heads

Place:	Cisco's Richardson Campus 2200 E President George Bush Building 6 - Larissa Conference Room Richardson, TX (214) 575-3192 Enter on the East side to sign in Google map

Techbits

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Door Prizes & Free Books

At each meeting, we give away a handful of Cisco Press books that have been donated by Cisco Press. These are typically brand new releases by leading experts in the field - thanks Jamie!

Meeting sponsors may also provide door prizes, so make sure you get your ticket and as always - you must be present to win.

Presidents Queue

We are currently looking for volunteers to help run the CUG. If you are interested in giving back to your community, please contact me or any one of the officers.

Ken Cooper

Upcoming Presentations

August - IPV6
Sept - T.B.D.

We are always looking for good speakers. If you would like to do a presentation for the group or if you know someone that would like to do a presentation, please contact us.

Eric Severson

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group officers:

President & a founding officer in 1996, web - Ken Cooper
Vice President, Presentations Director - Eric Severson
Education/Certifications Director - Tom Young
Marketing Director - Mark Szewczul
Cisco Liaison and Technical Advisor - Mark Egan

You may contact any officer at `first-initial``last-name @ cisco-users.org, ie, kcooper -or- go directly to the DFWCUG officers page.

Sponsorships

The Dallas-Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is an all volunteer group that receives its support from generous companies. We encourage our members to patronize our sponsors in order that we continue to receive contributions.

So how does your company become a sponsor of the Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group? Contact us and we'll describe the benefits of Gold, Silver and Bronze level sponsorships.

Mark Szewczul


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