Inexpensive Router for Practice

I would suggest the Cisco 1605-R. You can pick them up on eBay for between $0.93 and $85. (yes... that's 93 cents - plus shipping of course)

I suggest this one because it offers the full IOS, two ethernet and one WIC slot.

I used 3 of them for my first lab.

Good Luck JC

Try a Router Simulator under Linux. You use a standard IOS image with ALL functions. You can simulate 36xx and 72xx routers. Here is a link:

Mike CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, Cisco Voice, MCSE W2K, MCSE+I, Security+, etc. CCIE R&S (in progress), CCIE Voice (in progress)

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Refered to 7200 simulator runs real IOS and is very good. You do need though to be able to get a copy of an appropriate IOS.

Also for Windows, Mac too.

For Windows I recommend the Dynagen windows installer package.

BTW does anyone know the performance difference of Dynamips between cygwin and native Linux?

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Also of course simulates other hardware, 3600, others. Benefit of this is that the images/RAM requirements are smaller and you can perhaps fit more virtual routers in your PC.