I just don't think a simulator will ever give you the same experience. You
need something that will crash / mess-up /melt down realisticly. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 27 July 2000 16:29
To: Phill Jolliffe
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Virtual Network Academy's
Well, hopefully router simulation software gets better and better, and
then their would be no need for actual equipment in racks to train on.
Brian
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Phill Jolliffe wrote:
> The below comment's reflect nothing but my own fanciful dreams and
> ramblings.
>
> Wouldn't it be cool if cisco was to setup virtual Network Academies. Racks
> of equipment for people to perform labs on.
>
> People going for their CCIE or CCNx could for free log onto to a console
> server and play as if physical at the box's. The equipment at cost would
be
> nothing to cisco and scripts could clean the boxes easily between
sessions.
> It's easily done, I've set similar things up so I could study from home.
>
> Surly this would be good for cisco, more people with cisco skills means
more
> cisco kit being sold.
>
> Or if cisco weren't up for it what about some people getting together and
> forming a none profit org to do the same thing. 20 dollars per year member
> ship fee. Even if you only got a 1000 people interested that'd be 20000 to
> get the basic kit / co-locations done. All we need is enough bandwidth for
a
> clean telnet session.
>
>
> Anyway back to reality... must cut back on the caffeine
>
> Phill J
>
>
>
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