INSTALLATION

 * GNS3 depends on:

 	- Qt 4.3 (or higher)
 	- Python 2.4 (or higher)
  	- Sip 4.5 (or higher)
 	- PyQt 4.1 (or higher)

 * WINDOWS users:

	1. Download the GNS3 all-in-one for Windows on http://www.gns3.net (~23 MB)
   
	This program will install a binary version of GNS-3 and two dependencies:

 		- WinPCAP 4.0
 		- Dynamips

	2. Run it and follow the prompts. You will be asked to reboot your PC at the end.

	3. Start GNS3 by double-clicking on gns3.pyw.

 * Linux users:

 	- You have to compile Qt 4.3 (or higher), sip (development snapshot) and pyqt (development snapshot) to run GNS3.


 * MacOS X users:

	1. Install the Apple Devs Tools (on your Mac OS X DvD or download it on ADC account)

	2. Download python 2.5.1 (or higher) for MacOS X on http://www.python.org/download/ and install it.

	3. Download qt-mac-opensource-4.3.0.dmg on http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/mac and install it

	4. Download SIP http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/Downloads/sip4/sip-4.6.tar.gz, compile and install it

	5. Download PyQt hhttp://www.riverbankcomputing.com/Downloads/PyQt4/GPL/PyQt-mac-gpl-4.3.tar.gz, compile and install it

	6. Start GNS-3 by double-clicking on gns3.pyw.


OPEN ISSUES

 * On Windows, all telnet windows have the same window title bar "Telnet localhost", alternate solution: using putty
 * How can we get the status of an interface from the IOS?
 
ADVICE

 * On Linux, the performances are far better than on Windows when loading many IOS.
 
