Leo didn't give up. He remembered the ancient scrolls of the GNS3 community. They warned him: "The 2960 is an switch. Its brain is tied to its physical body." Unlike routers, which GNS3 can emulate using Dynamips, the 2960's hardware-switching chips are notoriously difficult to replicate in a virtual world.
If you cannot use the Appliance method, you can manually add the switch as a "Router" acting as a switch. cisco 2960 switch ios download for gns3
| Filename | Type | Best For | Spanning Tree | L2 Security | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | IOL (L2) | CCNA/CCNP Switching | Full Support | Full Support | | i86bi_linux_l2-adventerprisek9-ms | IOL (L2) | Older Builds | Good | Good | | c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE | Real IOS | Physical HW only | N/A (Doesn't boot) | N/A | Leo didn't give up
