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Dynamips Router emulator

Introduction

Dynamips is a Cisco router emulator written by Christophe Fillot. It emulates 2691, 3620, 3640, 3660, 3725, 3745, and 7206 hardware platforms, and runs standard IOS images. In Chris’ own words:



This kind of emulator would be useful 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 ;

· Test and experiment features of Cisco IOS ;

· Check quickly configurations to be deployed later on real routers.



Of course, this emulator cannot replace a real router, it is simply a complementary tool to real labs for administrators of Cisco networks or people wanting to pass their CCNA/CCNP/CCIE exams.


Tutorial http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm
Dynamips (the actual emulator): http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/index.php/Cisco_7200_Simulator
Dynamips Blog (where most of the action is): http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/blog/
Dynagen (a front-end to the emulator): http://dyna-gen.sourceforge.net/
Dynagui: http://dynagui.sourceforge.net/
Dynamips / Dynagen Bug tracking: http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/bts/
Hacki’s Dynamips / Dynagen / Dynagui Forum: http://hacki.at/7200emu/index.php

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