--This incredible software simulates an entire network lab at a fraction of the cost! Exactly what you need to study for your CCNP exams. --You can follow the labs on the software to hone your skills, or experiment on your own to create a personalized learning environment. Best of all, it's portable, so you can study anywhere and anytime. --Perfect to use with any of the Sybex CCNP Study Guides and Exam Notes. System Requirements
Web browser and Internet connection
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 -
*U.S. versions only* 133 MHz or faster Pentium
32 MB RAM
2 MB video card
7 MB HD space
8X CD-ROM drive
Mouse or other pointing device
Small fonts
Reader Reviews
I successfully used the CCNA virtual lab to help me pass the CCNA qualification, and I have also used microcontroller simulators for debugging code, so I am not entirely new to simulators. The CCNA one had some problems, but nothing really bad, and helped me a lot. Unfortunately the CCNP simulator is worse, not better. I should emphasise that I have downloaded the patch, and keep checking the errata page but I am still finding, reporting, and getting no furthur feedback on additional problems. Now, it is certainly possible to cause your own problems here, but when you find that for instance you cannot ping devices that are supposed to be directly connected, and you get a message about SPID's from the net detective, you know there is something odd going on. (It is trying to use a nonconfigured isdn interface instead of the serial line that is configured by the lab given.) It needs first to be improved to where the labs as written actually work, then it needs a bit of attention to letting you perform diagnostics using the standard cisco commands so that when you do make a typo in a config, you have some reasonable chance of finding it. (Which is also excellent practice for the support part of things...) As it is, when you strike a bug and start trying to troubleshoot, then report what you have done to support, they come back at you that you are only supposed to do the things given in the labs. (let me quote the box: "Extensive free form configuration options" "design custom labs that focus on your special interests") So this is a product with a great deal of potential, mostly not realised yet. I really couldn't advise anyone to buy it in the current state. I'd be happy to discuss this via email with anyone, especially the developers so do the obvious to this (disposable!) address ibxbksf001(AT)sneakemail.com to get hold of me. I will also happily withdraw or modify this review as necessary should I receive any furthur information from support. ...
