[TriLUG] Cisco IOS Simulator for Linux?

[David A. Cafaro]

Well their http://www.gambitcomm.com/site/products/vlab_cisco.shtml for
$99 will probably be more than enough for a CCNA, and it was a
borderline possibility for helping me on my CCNP.  Also a word of
warning the "Simulators" that come with some of the books that are
designed to specifically help with passing the CCNA suck (IMHO).  I
purchased one back when I got my CCNA and hated it.  It could ONLY do
the exact exercises in the books, if you wanted to go outside the strict
setups or try a command not listed in the lab (but in the book) it just
wasn't there.  They would sell you a more full featured one for a lot
more cash, and it would only run on windows.  At least Gambits seems
like it will be a lot more flexible, and you can get it for Linux.  At
worse, it's got a free evaluation period where you can try it before you
buy it.  Just my $.02.

-David

On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 16:52, Jaimie Livingston wrote:
> I did, but their IOS Simulator is only available as part of a larger suite that sells for
> ~$2500. They have a few lab/CBT packages that run about $100, but they seem to be more
> limited than comparable CCNA packages available with SemSim or Bosun NetSim...
> 
> Jaimie
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org 
> > [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of David A. Cafaro
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:44 AM
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Cisco IOS Simulator for Linux?
> > 
> > 
> > Take a look Gambit Communications at there IOS simulator and other
> > projects.  They have a linux version as well.  I've always 
> > thought about
> > getting this to help out towards my CCNP, but never got around to it.
> > 
> > http://www.gambitcomm.com/site/products/
> > 
> > On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 11:36, Jaimie Livingston wrote:
> > > Interesting, but no. I really just want a IOS simulator 
> > that I can use under Linux.
> > > Something like SemSim or NetSim.
> > > 
> > > Jaimie
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org 
> > > > [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of David Rasch
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:06 AM
> > > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Cisco IOS Simulator for Linux?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 12:40:03PM -0400, Jaimie Livingston 
> > > > <jaimie at onebutterfly.com> wrote:
> > > > > Does anyone have any first-hand recommendations for a 
> > > > network simulator for Linux? I'm
> > > > > specifically looking for a sim for Cisco's IOS that I can 
> > > > use to study for the CCNA.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Are you sure it's not to use all that source code you stole?
> > > > http://www.theregister.com/2004/05/17/cisco_code_leak/
> > > > 
> > > > If not, you might find the person who did and get some 
> > code from them.
> > > > 
> > > > -David
> > > > 
> > 
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