12/27/2022 0 Comments Cisco packet tracer labs vs gns3![]() backward-and-forward format compatibility Built-in Exercises + Labs (like Boson NetSim does)Ĥ. Link Packet loss + delay (like Marionnet does)ģ. Not on topology - but in Node configuration options.Ģ. Real Cisco icons, including the various cards out there (like Cisco Packet Tracer does) If you know any other products / projects - let's discuss them here.ġ. ![]() This discussion is the Open-Source equivalent of "Competitive Analysis" in the proprietary world. This gives GNS3 developers some new ideas and inspiration for writing new features. Such peer-review and constructive discussion is needed to better see our value, and, by extension - our weaknesses. We are in the unique position to support both.īiggest surprise here is to see 3 (!) products for Solaris UNIX. It is funny to see, that most other OSS simulators are Linux-only, while most proprietary software is Windows-only. It uses Solaris Zones + Etherstubs, which make it non-portable to other OSes. at the expense of features and ease-of-use. This one looks powerful and professional. Main disadvantage is that is requires installing ESX as the operating-system, making it unusable for Home Users.ġ1. Looks like quite powerful solution - as it allows for virtualizing whole L2/元 Cisco vSwitch and VMs. As funny as it may sound, VMware 7 has some network simulation built-in: ("Teams" feature)ġ0. Something like AutoDynagen (equivalent of AutoNetKit) is needed.ĩ. AutoNetKit is an Automatic Network Topology Generator. Deep integration with Quagga, The Open-Source Router.ī. VisualNetkit (the visual part) is not maintained since 2009.īut a Quick look reveals two killer features:Ī. It is dependent on User-Mode-Linux (UML) engine, which makes it a Linux-only solution. It seems, that NetKit roughly equals to our Dynagen topology layer, while VisualNetKit equals to GNS3 GUI. NetKit + VisualNetKit: The "Visual" part of it pales in comparison with GNS3. Very little is known about this rare animal, besides the fact that it is the only Mac-compatible network simulator available, besides us.Ĩ. Pearson IT Certification's Cisco Network Simulator - no freeware downloadable demo available. RouterSim has Cisco icons + packet capture monitor.ħ. How to Implement a Virtual Network Laboratory in Six Months and Be Happy. I have read their excellent design paper: It has backward-and-forward format compatibility. Note, that Open-Source software provides for a friendly-competition landscape, as we can work together on some ideas. Can emulate link delay + packet loss.ĭownside: it is Linux only - both host-side and guest-side. Plus some central management / instructor privileges. Has physical layer simulation (even switch link blinking) + Live traffic capture. Besides us, they are the only worthy OSS simulator out there, that I know of. Marionnet is nice one - using VDE switches plus User-Mode Linux (UML) machines. gambitcomm's MIMIC Virtual Lab - Not tried - but according to docs it works on Windows/Linux/Solaris, and can simulate Cisco and Juniper networks. But if someone building network from own pure fantasy / dream, then GNS3 provides *way* more opportunities for the creative mind.Ĥ. If someone is studying for Cisco Exam - NetSim provides better value than GNS3 does - it makes students laser-focused on Cisco-problem-solutions. Overall: Feels like a joke compared to GNS3.ģ. Cisco Packet Tracer - very basic, but has physical layer - console cables, DCE/DTE, cross-over cables. (here I mix simulators/emulators and virtualizers - anything that can help design and test virtual IP-based network, not necessarily Cisco-related)Ģ. Network Virtualization With Oracle Solaris (Open-Source, Solaris UNIX only, link, Cisco unrelated) VMware ESX + Cisco Nexus 1000v (proprietary, ESX-only. VMware Workstation 7 (proprietary, Windows/Linux, Cisco unrelated)ġ0. NetKit (+AutoNetKit+VisualNetKit) (Open-Source, Linux only, Cisco unrelated)ĩ. Pearson IT Certification's Cisco Network Simulator (proprietary, Windows and Mac, CCNA-level, link)Ĩ. RouterSim Network Visualizer (proprietary, Windows-only, CCNA-level)ħ. Marionnet (Open-Source, Linux only, link, Cisco unrelated)Ħ. ![]() MIMIC Virtual Lab CCNA (proprietary, Windows/Linux/Solaris, CCNA-level?, link)ĥ. Boson NetSim v8 (proprietary, Windows-only, CCNP-level)Ĥ. Cisco Packet Tracer (proprietary, Windows and Linux, CCNA-level)ģ. Cisco IOU Web GUI (proprietary web-service, pay-per-use, CCIE-level)Ģ. GNS3 VirtualBox Edition (Open-Source, Windows/Mac/Linux/Solaris UNIX/FreeBSD, CCIE-level)ġ. Here I decided to discuss various products in the network simulator / emulator field.
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