Cisco Packet Tracer version 7

A network simulator for students

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Hunter's comment

Cisco packet tracer is a visual network simulation that create network topologies to configure router and switches with the right command.

Pros:

• No internet access to run packet tracer
• It is stable products which undergo excessive stress testing.
• Mostly support all standard protocols.
• Wide variety of Proprietary Protocols like (Fabric Path, Cisco TrustSec). Which are very good and stable customized to hardware hence are extremely fast.
• They're well made, reliable, and tend to function for a very long time without going down.
• Well supported--it's very easy to find documentation on how to do something, or a company/person who can do whatever it is you want done for you.
• Very large feature set. Cisco offers numerous open standard and proprietary protocols and options in their code that other vendors lack parity with.
• Stable code and quick bug fixes. Bugs that cause major operational or security problems have been extremely rare, in my experience.
• Most products have a CLI that is easy to use and understand.

Cons:

• Pricey very costly and lot licensing terms and conditions.
• Although interoperable but you can harness the true power of the hardware in most cases when you Cisco Ecosystem.
• Bad GUI but it is improving.
• Price. Sometimes I think Cisco should be spelled Ci$co.
• Complex licensing. One could invest as much time learning their licensing schemes as you would studying for a CCIE.
• Inconsistencies between products. Cisco has acquired numerous companies and incorporated their products into Cisco's portfolio while retaining much of the code base--this leads to many quirks when working in the CLI's on multiple products.
• Most GUI software is written in Java and can do a lot of dumb things--specifically the ADSM software used to configure ASA's.
• Occasional interoperability issues when connecting to products from other vendors.
• Software releases can be a bit confusing, as figuring out which features you're getting is not always clear.

Link

https://www.itechtics.com/download-cisco-packet-tracer-7-1-1-free-direct-download-links/

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Hunter: @dauntlesscoward