2.2 : the variable %console-port%

[Raizo62]

Hi

I believe that GNS3-gui doesn't show the variable %console-port% in the tips of "Additional setting" of Qemu.

I have a problem with the value of this variable when the console type of the VM is "none". The value of the console port is "none" : it is not a number, then qemu-system-x86_64 doesn't like it and stop.
I have tried with 0 but qemu-system-x86_64 doesn't like it too because it wants that the cid is > 2.

Can you create a variable %guest-cid% which is equal to %console-port%. But if the %console-port% is "none", %guest-cid% is equal to 3 (+ an increasing number if you have that, to identify each VM)

(PS : i have do a pull request on vpcs)

[grossmj]

I have added a %guest-cid% variable however this will always be an unique integer between 3 and 65535 whatever the %console-port% value is.

[Raizo62]

Sorry, I'm annoying you. I prefer that %guest-cid% is equal to %console-port% because i can easily identify each guest with this number (the popup of gns3 shows this value).
I have not tested yet, but i suppose that with your unique integer it is not the same.

(We try to write in C++ a virtual wifi which uses vsock to communicate. And i hope that i will can write a script which uses your API to know the coordinate of each VM)

[grossmj]

Ok should be good now, %guest-cid% is equal to %console-port% by default.

GNS3/gns3-server@61c87e5

[Raizo62]

Thank you :-)