README

@(#) $Header: /cvsroot/nsnam/ns-2/README,v 1.5 2000/11/02 22:46:37 johnh Exp $

ns has been maintained by the

MASH Research Group (University of California, Berkeley,
<http://www-mash.cs.berkeley.edu/ns/>)

the VINT project (a collaboration among USC/ISI, Xerox PARC, LBNL,
and UCB, <http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/vint>)

and the CONSER project <http://www.isi.edu/conser/>.


This directory contains a source code or binary distribution of
the ns-2 Network Simulator.

Ns should configure and build on Unix systems with GNU autoconfigure.
It should also build on MS-Windows systems; see INSTALL.WIN32 for details.

Additional information:

QUICK START:  try
	./configure; make; ./validate

DOWNLOADING AND BUILDING NS:
	<http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-build.html>

INSTALLATION PROBLEMS AND BUG FIXES:
	<http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html>

DOCUMENTATION:
	ns maual: <http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/doc> 

	<http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns>
	(includes notes about the limitations of model, debugging tips,
	and a >50 page design overview/tutorial)

LATEST INFORMATION:
	<http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns>


If you find ns useful, you may also wish to look at nam, the network
animator <http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/nam>.