Absolutely,
There are some Cisco emulators out there that are free and allow you to
run standard IOS images on a PPC emulator. Google around for dynamaps and
or dynagen for more info. The idea is you build your simulated network in a
simple markup language in a flat text file, the file loads and it spins up
the instances you need with the simulated links between the elements. It's
a great way to learn some routing protocols and see what they do in a
virtual environment. CPU load is quite high but for a quick prototyping
session or a great lab in a box solution. My experience was the dynamaps
stuff was absolutely accessible since it was all based on flat files and
batches.
Thanks
Scott
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