I would say part of the argument is old-fashioned (if you ain't touching it, you're not really learning), but there are other issues as well...such as where you get a legitimate copy of IOS to load into GNS3. Ultimately my personal feeling is that it is not an accurate representation of the real world. Cisco's official academy sim is much easier to use if you need a sim. Unfortunately, it is not easily acquired. --jono On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Garrett Skjelstad <garrett@skjelstad.org>wrote:
Many CCIE training providers also offer alternative workbooks for CCIE Routing and Switching based solely on GNS3.
If the argument is there is no 15.x, then I would argue that the *current* exams offer minimal differences between releases at this time. (IOS-wise)
I can understand the switch aspect though...
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On Jun 11, 2012, at 14:38, Brandon Ewing <nicotine@warningg.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 05:05:59PM -0400, Jonathan Rogers wrote:
GNS3 is completely insufficient for CCNP-level training and labs. You will need actual equipment. Fortunately, it has gotten a lot cheaper over the past few years and you don't need the latest and greatest. Check out Wendell Odom's website for tips.
What topics are missing on GNS3 for CCNP? Is there that much switching covered in the exam? I was able to use dynamips/dynagen to study for CCIP (yay EOL'd certs) without issue last year.
-- Brandon Ewing ( nicotine@warningg.com)