Now I will say right off that there could be some genuine training value from this project. I mean if you think about it, this emulator of sorts might provide a great training tool!

I started recently (August 2005) a project to emulate a Cisco 7200 on a traditionnal PC. 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. [Read the rest]

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