Router simulator

ToddB

my budget is tight now so I can't but the real routers and switches which router simulator should I look at.

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Chileno

ToddB wrote: »

my budget is tight now so I can't but the real routers and switches which router simulator should I look at.

I would recommend Packet Tracer or Dynagen GNS3.

ToddB

Chileno wrote: »

I would recommend Packet Tracer or Dynagen GNS3.

How can I get packet tracer without be enrolled in a cisco course.

Is this product for sale. does anyone know about semsim

Paul Boz

You can buy a 1700 series Cisco router for like $50 shipped on Ebay. You can get a 2600 for probably not much more. I'd rather spend $50 on a real router than $50 on a sim any day. Hell at $50/each you can buy two and go at it. The only reason I'm recommending real hardware is because I used sims for the CCNA for the longest time and had a lot of problems (commands not working right, not even existing, outdated, etc). When I got some real devices it all made sense.

tiersten

ToddB wrote: »

How can I get packet tracer without be enrolled in a cisco course.

You can't get it legally without going to Cisco NetAcad or being a NetAcad alumni.

GNS3/Dynamips requires you to have IOS images for the supported platforms which again isn't legal.

ToddB wrote: »

Is this product for sale.

Cisco Press sell the CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator which is similiar.