Practice Labs, Simulators, Emulators

Cisco Packet Tracer

• Download Packet Tracer
  • If you have little or no experience with Packet Tracer, make sure to enroll and complete the self-paced Introduction to Packet Tracer course ASAP.
• PacketTracerNetwork.com: Labs & Tutorials
• Use the Pre-configured Packet Tracer Labs, as they have some initial setup of devices, connections, etc., for Lammle’s Hands-On Labs from the CCNA Routing and Switching Study Guide, 2nd Ed.
• Note: If a pre-configured Lab is missing IP addresses, click the “Reset Activity” button at the bottom of the instructions window.
• Cisco Packet Tracer Intro

If you’re unable to install or run Cisco Packet Tracer on MacOS, try using Boot Camp to run Windows 10, and install the Windows version of Packet Tracer in Windows 10.

• How to Install Windows on Mac for Free with Boot Camp
• Search: Boot Camp macos windows 10 free

How to access rommon in Cisco Packet Tracer, as Ctrl+Break does not work.

          1. enable
          2. config terminal
          3. config-register 2100
          4. end
          5. reload

How to upgrade the IOS on a switch or router in Packet Tracer

• How to update the IOS in Cisco Packet Tracer 7.x

GNS3

• GNS3 is a graphical network simulator that allows simulation of complex networks.
• Dynamips, the core program used with GNS3 that allows Cisco IOS emulation.

RouterSim

Boson NetSim

Practice Network Labs and Tutorials

• PacketTracerNetwork.com: Labs & Tutorials
• Cisco CCNA – Basic Router Configuration Tutorial (YouTube: Paul St. Onge)
• Basic Router Configuration – Cisco
• 101 Resources for Self Learning Cisco
• Free CCNA Workbook: Free Cisco CCNA training labs
• study-ccna.com, is a free CCNA tutorial site that closely follows the Cisco CCNA curriculum. It can also be used as a reference site for anything networking related.
• Computer Networking Notes and Study Guides
  • IP Route command Explained with Examples (Static Routing)
• Routerlabs
  • The labs at Routerlabs are for use with dynamips or GNS3 as a simulator/emulator.
  • Includes the .net file with the router layouts and configurations for each lab.

PacketLife.net

• Networking blog by Jeremy Stretch
• Cheat Sheets for network protocols, applications, etc.

Cisco IOS Tutorials

• Cisco IOS CLI for beginners – Part 1 (DansCourses)
• Cisco IOS CLI for beginners – Part 2 (DansCourses)
• Cisco IOS CLI for beginners – Part 3 (DansCourses)
• Cisco IOS CLI for beginners – Part 4 (DansCourses)
• Basic Router & Switch IOS configuration commands – CCNA beginner