I started in August 2005 a project to emulate a Cisco 7200 on a traditionnal PC. Now, it also supports Cisco 3600 series (3620, 3640 and 3660), 3700 series (3725, 3745) and 2600 series (2610 to 2650XM, 2691). The goals of this emulator are mainly: * To be used as a training platform, with software used in real world. It would allow people to become more familiar with Cisco devices, Cisco being the world leader in networking technologies
A few months ago, I wrote “Eight ways to strengthen your Cisco networking skills,” and the second suggestion I listed for improving your abilities was to use a simulator. However, while simulators are useful, there’s something even better that you can get for free — an emulator.