Packet Tracer 6.2 and 6.3

Cisco Packet Tracer is a powerful network simulation program that allows students to experiment with network behavior and ask “what if” questions. As an integral part of the Networking Academy comprehensive learning experience, Packet Tracer provides simulation, visualization, authoring, assessment, and collaboration capabilities and facilitates the teaching and learning of complex technology concepts.

You can download both the Packet Tracer application and tutorial files in one download package. However, due to the large file size it is faster to download the application by itself, if that is all you need. Choose the download option appropriate for your needs.

for those of you who use Windows OS, the download options here :

• Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 for Windows Student Version (no tutorials)

•  Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 for Windows Student tutorial add-ons

•  Packet Tracer 6.3 for Windows

for those of you who use Linux OS, the download options here :

• Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 for Linux - Ubuntu installation - Student version no tutorial

• Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 for Linux - Ubuntu installation - Student version tutorial add-ons

• Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 for Linux - Ubuntu installation - Student version

• Packet Tracer 6.3 for Linux

CCNA Exploration 1 v4.0 Network Fundamentals

For sharing with friends, this Powerpoint slides of CCNA Exploration 1 v4.0 chapter 1-11.

You may download the instructional materials here

NetBrain Workstation Personal Edition 2.3.J

A professional-grade network diagram will be created in seconds, not hours.
With NetBrain, you can further: 

• Decode network design via patented Design Reader technology, right from the map.
• Visualize and annotate routing, multicasting, MPLS, etc. in the map. 
• Export the map to Visio with one-click.

This FREE tool is a perfect companion for studying for your Cisco certification, such as CCIE, CCNP and CCNA. You can use the data-driven map to record your learning journey one step at a time for later review. Your brain works best visually. For commercial use, request a trial of the Architect Edition or the Operator Edition, both of them will WOW you with hundreds more innovative features such as accurate network discovery, network documentation automation and powerful map-based troubleshooting.

NetBrain Workstation Personal Edition 2.3.J Networking software developed by NetBrain Technologies,Inc. The license of this networking software is freeware. Always use genuine version that is released by original publisher NetBrain Technologies,Inc.

Download NetBrain Workstation Personal Edition 2.3.J (103.60Mb)

CiscoKits CCNA TFTP Server 1.0

CiscoKits is pleased to offer to you completely free our own CCNA TFTP Server that you can download and use to help you prepare for your Cisco certification exams! Upgrading and backing up your IOS is one of the key concepts on the Cisco CCNA certification exam. So you need to know it inside and out. This ulitity will help you understand and verify that you know how to perform a Cisco IOS Upgrade! Not only that, but you can use this TFTP Server to also backup your configuration files from your Cisco router to a single location. A router crashes and no one documented the config? You come to the rescue with the backup of the config you saved to the TFTP Server! What is really great about this TFTP Server is that it is multi-threaded so you can upload and download IOS images and configurations to your Cisco routers and Cisco switches. Most others charge for their TFTP Servers, but we are giving our TFTP Server away for free! Multi-threaded – enables you to concurrently upload and download images from multiple network devices. This powerful TFTP Server feature saves valuable time when managing a complex network with many devices. Runs as a Service – optionally runs as a service to deliver 24 x 7 TFTP Server availability for your entire network. Transfers Files Larger than 32MB – supports the option negotiation protocol (transfer size, block size, timeout) described in the current TFTP protocol specifications. This enables transfer of files up to 4GB via the free TFTP Server, which allows you to transfer the latest IOS or firmware versions without issue.

CiscoKits CCNA TFTP Server 1.0 FTP software developed by CiscoKits LLC. The license of this ftp software is shareware. If you want to get a full and unlimited version of CiscoKits CCNA TFTP Server, you should buy from original publisher CiscoKits LLC. 

Download  CiscoKits CCNA TFTP Server 1.0 (7.76Mb)

GNS3 v0.8.2

GNS3 is an excellent complementary tool to real labs for network engineers, administrators and people wanting to pass certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIP, CCIE, JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIE. It can also be used to experiment features of Cisco IOS, Juniper JunOS or to check configurations that need to be deployed later on real routers. This project is an open source, free program that may be used on multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and MacOS X.

GNS3 v0.8.2 Internet software developed by GNS3 Team. The license of this internet software is freeware, the price is free, you can free download and get a fully functional freeware version of GNS3. Do not use warez version, crack, serial numbers, registration codes, pirate key for this internet freeware GNS3. Always use genuine version that is released by original publisher GNS3 Team.

Download GNS3 v.0.8.2 for windows
New users to GNS3, it is recommended to download the all-in-one package below.

•  GNS3 v0.8.2 all-in-one (45.53Mb) (installer which includes Dynamips, Qemu/Pemu, Putty, VPCS, WinPCAP and Wireshark)
• GNS3 v0.8.2 standalone 32-bit (21.50Mb) (archive that includes Dynamips, Qemu/Pemu, Putty, VPCS)
• GNS3 v0.8.2 standalone 64-bit (24.52Mb)(Windows 64-bit only, archive that includes Dynamips, Qemu/Pemu, Putty, VPCS)

 Download GNS3 v.0.8.2 for Linux

• GNS3 v0.8.2 zip archive (4.14Mb)
• GNS3 v0.8.2 tgz archive(3.80Mb)
• GNS3 v0.8.2 bz2 archive(2.46Mb)

  Download GNS3 v.0.8.2 for Mac OS X

• GNS3 v0.8.2 Lion DMG package (22.7Mb) (OSX 10.7 Lion only, includes Dynamips).
• GNS3 v0.8.2 Snow Leopard DMG package (14.9Mb) (OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard only, includes Dynamips).

How To Uninstall Apache, PHP, MYSQL, PhpMyAdmin

For those of you who do not know how to uninstall LAMP, follow these steps :

Open a terminal, you should go to the root before you do the steps that I would give.

The first you have to uninstall phpMyAdmin.

type the following command

# sudo apt-get purge libapache2-mod-auth-mysql phpmyadmin

if asked for confirmation like below :
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y


The second is uninstalling MySQL.

type the following command

# dpkg -l | grep ^ii | grep mysql-server | awk -F' ' '{ print $2 }'

Example: Terminal I give this list.
* mysql-server
* mysql-server-5.1
* mysql-server-core-5.1

So, to uninstall just type # sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1

The third is uninstalling apache.

type the following command

# dpkg -l | grep ^ii | grep apache2 | awk -F' ' '{ print $2 }'

Example: Terminal I give this list.
* apache2
* apache2-mpm-prefork
* apache2-utils
* apache2.2-bin
* apache2.2-common
* libapache2-mod-php5

So, to uninstall just type # sudo apt-get purger apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils apache2.2-bin apache2.2-common libapache2-mod-php5

The last is the clean up.
type the following command
# sudo apt-get autoremove

may be useful ... ^_^

Install Apache, PHP, MYSQL and phpMyAdmin in Ubuntu

This following is the command for installing and configuring Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin in Ubuntu
Open a terminal, you should go to the root before you do the steps that I would give. By typing sudo su 

1. Installing Apache

To install Apache type the following command

# sudo apt-get install apache2

if asked for confirmation like below :
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y

* Type y and press enter key
* When installation is done, open your browser and type http://localhost

2. Installing PHP

To install PHP type the following command
#sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

if asked for confirmation like below :
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y

* Type y and press enter key
* After the successful installation restart Apache using the below command
# sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restar

* After the successful restart Apache using the below command

# sudo gedit /var/www/test.php

Please insert the text below

<?php   phpinfo();  ?>

* When installation is done, open your browser and type http://localhost/test

3. Installing MYSQL


To install PHP type the following command
#sudo apt-get install mysql-server

if asked for confirmation like below :
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y

* Type y and press enter key
* During the installation you will be prompted for a password. Choose a secure and type the password and press enter. It will also ask to re enter password.

4. Installing phpMyAdmin
To install PHP type the following command
#sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin 

if asked for confirmation like below :
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y

* Type y and press enter key
* During the installation you will be prompted for a web server configuration. Select Apache2 and press Enter

* Now you will be prompted for phpmyadmin configuration, Select no

* In terminal Run the bellow command
# sudo cp /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d

* Restart your apache server
 # sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restar

* Open your browser and type http://localhost/phpmyadmin
* type in the root username and password with the password

Your Apache, PHP, MYSQL and phpMyAdmin is ready in Ubuntu, start your coding….

Packet Tracer 5.3.3

Packet tracer is a tool for learning data communications

Packet Tracer 5.3.3 supports activities authored in Packet Tracer 4.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, and 5.3.x. Please note that the last two courses of the CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration curricula require Packet Tracer version 4.11 at a minimum, CCNA Security requires version 5.2 at a minimum, and the Packet Tracer Skills Based Assessments require version 5.3.2 at a minimum. The curricula are fully compatible with Packet Tracer 5.3.3.
You can download both the Packet Tracer application and tutorial files in one download package. However, due to the large file size it is faster to download the application by itself, if that is all you need. Choose the download option appropriate for your needs.

for those of you who use Windows OS, the download options here :
*Packet Tracer v5.3.3 Application + Tutorial (size : 81MB)

*Packet Tracer v5.3.3 Application only (size : 49MB)

for those of you who use Linux OS, the download options here :
Use Firefox to download the Linux.bin files as Internet Explorer doesn’t load them correctly.
To install the Linux BIN packages, set the permission to be executable (chmod +x PacketTracer52_*.bin) then execute the binary in the terminal.

*Packet Tracer v5.3.3 Application + Tutorial Generic Fedora (size : 101MB)

*Packet Tracer v5.3.3 Application + Tutorial Linux-Fedora (size : 100MB)

*Packet Tracer v5.3.3 Application only Linux-Ubuntu (size : 71MB)

*Packet Tracer v5.3.3 Application only Linux-Fedora (size : 68MB)