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For Labsheets 2-4 we'll be using (my) network simulation software named cnet:
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cnet is not installed on laboratory computers in CSSE or the UniApps Virtual Lab System. However, you may install it on your own laptop or desktop computer (about 11MB). cnet has been tested and is supported on the following platforms:
- Apple M-series 'Silicon' processor (built on macOS Sonoma 14.3)
- Apple with 64-bit Intel processor (built on macOS Sonoma 14.3)
- Linux on 64-bit Intel processor (built on Ubuntu 23.04 LTS)
In particular, cnet does not run natively on Windows, but you should have success using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL-2) on Windows-11.
While cnet has always been open-source software, some students in past years have had difficulty installing and building it on their own computers because its large non-standard dependencies had to be installed first.
So we've moved to providing pre-built statically linked binaries for each platform, which are (hopefully) without additional dependencies. Instructions are now greatly simplified:
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BUT some students WILL experience problems (most likely with Windows and WSL-2). If you experience a problem, please post it to help3002 and tag it with "cnet installation", stating the system you're using, the cnet version (currently 4.0.4, but this will increase as we fix problems...), with a clear description of the problem. Suggestions welcome too.
Good luck,