The best tool to get into practice networking. I hope cisco will provide some test IOS in future for students to get success in their studies.
GNS3 is the tool which I always like for my practice and easy to use. This work just drag and drop routers and connect them with mouse. Great tool how much I appreciate it is not enough.( http://www.gns3.net/ )
Meantime, before GNS3 there was DYNAMIPS Christophe Fillot developed and given life to all the networking students to get their job done in simple ways. It has been made by Christophe Fillot who started his work in August 2005. The official release not updated till now but there are unofficial releases you can find in this page http://www.gns3.net/dynamips/
DYNAGEN this is a front end for Dynamips if you want to have more info on this please google it you will get enough info. if you want to know it it in details here is the link http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm
Another tool we can say UBUNTU (operating system) very fast growing as of my knowledge. to create a virtual lab use linux, which is suggested by many to me. http://www.ubuntu.com/
(Note: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Check the uncomplicated firewall. all the ports are blocked by default. Open the required ports check https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/firewall.html)
Cisco IOS big question mark where to get the legal copy?? stop right there.
With that said, now the most important piece left is PC, yes dears we need a computer with good speed, memory and processing power. I have I7 / 8 GB RAM.
GNS3 is the tool which I always like for my practice and easy to use. This work just drag and drop routers and connect them with mouse. Great tool how much I appreciate it is not enough.( http://www.gns3.net/ )
Meantime, before GNS3 there was DYNAMIPS Christophe Fillot developed and given life to all the networking students to get their job done in simple ways. It has been made by Christophe Fillot who started his work in August 2005. The official release not updated till now but there are unofficial releases you can find in this page http://www.gns3.net/dynamips/
DYNAGEN this is a front end for Dynamips if you want to have more info on this please google it you will get enough info. if you want to know it it in details here is the link http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm
Another tool we can say UBUNTU (operating system) very fast growing as of my knowledge. to create a virtual lab use linux, which is suggested by many to me. http://www.ubuntu.com/
(Note: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Check the uncomplicated firewall. all the ports are blocked by default. Open the required ports check https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/firewall.html)
Cisco IOS big question mark where to get the legal copy?? stop right there.
With that said, now the most important piece left is PC, yes dears we need a computer with good speed, memory and processing power. I have I7 / 8 GB RAM.
