Ns2- for absolute beginners...(coz i m a beginner too..)

it is basically a network simulator,(ns) version 2... i am using right now 2.33.Ns-2 is written in C++ and an Object oriented version of Tcl called OTcl.
U can have it for both linux and windows platform.Although the software originally is suitable for linux platforms only.
Mainly the packages one has to install are or better just take the all in one package(assuming you are a beginner)
· Tcl |
· Tk |
· Otcl | support programs
· Tclcl |
· Ns2
· Nam--- visual views of the result
· Tracegraph (for Windows), or Xgraph (for Unix) --- obtain statistics.


Some useful sites you can use are--
[1] The Network Simulator - ns-2, http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
[2] The Network Simulator: Building Ns, http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-build.html
[3]Ns Manual, http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-documentation.html
[4]Tutorial for the Network Simulator “ns”(the one which I would suggest),
http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/tutorial/index.html

first download the source from--

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149743&package_id=169689&release

decompress it . run ./install.. set appropriate paths as shown in the read-me...then ./validate.this usually completes the process.(validation can take quite a long time n may show warnings but its ok)
For trouble shooting, read ns problems page
http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html. Also search the ns mailing list archive
for related posts.



Hope it works for you.. in case any problem feel free to ask....:)