GNS3 Error: Please configure a PIX | Can we Use it on Gns3 1.1

GNS3 1.x no longer officially supports PIX, but if you want to test Cisco PIX, you can do it with gns3 0.8.x (an older version of Gns3).

How to Use the Pix firewall in gns3 0.8.x:




GNS3 0.8.x shows this error when have not set any IOS image for PIX, to resolve this problem click on Edit/Preferences..

 




Then click on Qemu(tab)\PIX and define the follow

Preferences-Please configure a PIX


Type any name e.g. PIX



 
Define a valid PIX IOS image, You can download PIX IOS for Gns3 from here. If there is problem with your IOS file  in this case when you try to open your console it will disappear. visit http://commonerrors.blogspot.com/2011/05/gns3-router-console-disappear-without.html to solve this issue


..then click on save and apply the setting.

Now you can use the PIX in your GNS3 topologies.
 

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6 comments:

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    1. password is nothing just press enter key when prompted

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  2. black screen while opening putty

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  3. i friend , i need pix ios image of ver 6.2 or 6.3 for gns3. urgent help required.
    my email is suneelwaqas@yahoo.com

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  4. Thank you for sharing the article. It was so helpful.

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