Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.0
Cisco Packet Tracer is free for NetAcad students and instructors. Follow these steps:
Build a small campus network: two access switches per building (VLANs for Voice/Data), distribution switch with HSRP for gateway redundancy, core router for internet uplink (NAT). Document addressing, implement HSRP, configure VLANs/trunks, test failover by shutting down an interface. cisco packet tracer 8.2.0
Go to Extensions > Multiuser. You can connect two instances of Packet Tracer over a real network (or VPN) to simulate a geographically distributed enterprise. Cisco Packet Tracer is free for NetAcad students
The Command-Line Interface (CLI) in 8.2.0 now supports: Go to Extensions > Multiuser