Cisco Switching & Packet Tracer

[SHimmer45]

Hi all,

 

i will be shortly moving to another role where they use Cisco switching, ive down most of my networking experience on HP equipment so was looking at either purchasing a cisco switch to get a feel for how the product looks and feels, (firmware upgrades the layout of the web interface and the CLI) suggestions on what to go for.

 

Do they provide a free version of packet tracer as an alternative to purchasing a switch - some of the stuff i have found for packet tracer looks rather iffy as they are not on a cisco site.

[ITGuyNW]

I think if you sign up for their course (free) then you can use it

 

https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer

[Edutech98]

Or as an alternative to above you can download GNS3 for free and import Cisco IoS. You have to "acquire" the IoS though

[bicky]

+1 for GNS3

[SHimmer45]

thanks for the feedback, aquiring IoS might be a bit of issue