https://community.hpe.com/t5/network-simulator/help-with-hosts/m-p/6818116#M151 <P>Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this simulation.</P><P>I do not understand how the concept of hosts are supposed to work in this simulation. Am I supposed to provide (virtual) hosts, that can then provide real traffic? Or can hosts effectively be dummy ones, perhaps dummy traffic is even supplied?</P><P>When I then try to link one of these hosts to a switch it says "no authority, failed to get network interface information". I've seen an instructional mention that you should be able to right-click a host, choose add links, and be presented with a range of NICs to choose. Of course, I'm not. At the moment I'm just guessing as to why this might be.</P><P>EDIT: I have found the previous post with the link to the Brainshark tutorials. I am watching them now to see whether they answer my question (and I'm sure I'll learn other things too).</P><P>EDIT 2: OK, hosts really are literally just that, hosts of the simulation (and there can be more than 1).&nbsp;Perhaps it was a mistake to start getting drawn into a GUI topographical layout at the beginnng. I recommend the Brainshark material to start. I don't know about a simulation of actual traffic yet. You can use this to practice setting up configurations. You can also link&nbsp;the simulation&nbsp;to a real network. My post is going to get edited again soon, and/or self reply added or even deleted. I was clearly at cross-purposes with this simulation based on a quick look. My post as it stands won't make any sense.</P> Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:06:49 GMT tan_71 2015-12-14T00:06:49Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/network-simulator/help-with-hosts/m-p/6818116#M151 <P>Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this simulation.</P><P>I do not understand how the concept of hosts are supposed to work in this simulation. Am I supposed to provide (virtual) hosts, that can then provide real traffic? Or can hosts effectively be dummy ones, perhaps dummy traffic is even supplied?</P><P>When I then try to link one of these hosts to a switch it says "no authority, failed to get network interface information". I've seen an instructional mention that you should be able to right-click a host, choose add links, and be presented with a range of NICs to choose. Of course, I'm not. At the moment I'm just guessing as to why this might be.</P><P>EDIT: I have found the previous post with the link to the Brainshark tutorials. I am watching them now to see whether they answer my question (and I'm sure I'll learn other things too).</P><P>EDIT 2: OK, hosts really are literally just that, hosts of the simulation (and there can be more than 1).&nbsp;Perhaps it was a mistake to start getting drawn into a GUI topographical layout at the beginnng. I recommend the Brainshark material to start. I don't know about a simulation of actual traffic yet. You can use this to practice setting up configurations. You can also link&nbsp;the simulation&nbsp;to a real network. My post is going to get edited again soon, and/or self reply added or even deleted. I was clearly at cross-purposes with this simulation based on a quick look. My post as it stands won't make any sense.</P> Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:06:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/network-simulator/help-with-hosts/m-p/6818116#M151 tan_71 2015-12-14T00:06:49Z