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Packet Tracer vs a Real CCENT or CCNA Lab

So virtualization has come a long way…right?  Sure it absolutely has.  But what about in helping you prepare for your Cisco CCENT or CCNA exam ?  Well you have heard the saying that there is nothing like the real thing…right?  Well I have to agree with it for those of you who are preparing for your CCENT and CCNA exams.  Now let me say that I do feel that there is a place for simulators.  But that is usually reserved for the situations in which someone cannot afford a lab or when you are at a CCNP level and you just need to simulate a certain technology that it may not make sense to spend $500 to see a single concept work.  It is in those situations that the simulator is generally being used by someone who is a senior network engineer that clearly understands the foundation of the CCNA exam and is simply looking to augment a small part of their skill set. EIGRP CCENT & CCNA Lab So let’s bring it back down to a CCNA level.  Why do I frown...