[ILUG] Linux-based "RouterSim" replacement?

[Chris Higgins]

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:26:07 +0000
Thomas Bridge <thomas at wibble.to> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 03:39:52PM +0000, Ruairi Newman wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 15:19, Chris Higgins wrote:
>  
> > > http://www.certification-crazy.net/router_simulators.htm
> 
> > Thanks :)
>  
> > > There are some java ones along the way - but why do you need a
> > > simulator ? Why not use the real thing ?
>  
> > Because I'm going back out to Kenya soon and don't want to have to
> > carry a couple of 2600s and a 1900 in the suitcase with me.  I'm
> > finally getting around to doing the Cisco exams, so I need something
> > to mess with.
> 
> Just be careful.    I saw one router SIM that didn't have BGP support.
> 
> Of course if you're only doing CCNA it doesn't matter - Cisco are
> under the impression that IGRP is actually useful,

It is  ... if you have a nice small network, and you want to run something like
RIP but don't want the overheads associated with rip v1... 

Try doing un-equal cost load balancing using OSPF !

With IGRP it's a single command away.

If you are looking at IGRP then add an E for effect, and run eigrp with the
same config - and get all the benefits of a link state routing protocol.

No fuss, no bother - no interoperability with anyone else :-(

> 
> Thomas
> 
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