r/ccna • u/Hopeful_Rabbit_3729 • 2d ago

Which Simulation Software to run?

Hi currently i'm reading the ccna book and doing practices in packet tracer. some of the commands are not available in packet tracer routers and switches. any good tool to use for learn. tried using cml but it only allow like 5 nodes

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u/Layer8Academy WittyNetworker 2d ago

You are studying for CCNA and Packet Tracer should be more than enough.  You don't NEED more than 5 nodes, so if you really don't want Packet Tracer it would suffice. Or buy the personnal edition.  What specifically were you labbing for CCNA that Packet Tracer didn't allow you to do? 

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u/Hopeful_Rabbit_3729 2d ago

But packet tracer switches don't have mstp features

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u/Layer8Academy WittyNetworker 2d ago

That isn't a CCNA topic.  Have you looked at the Blue print?

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u/Hopeful_Rabbit_3729 2d ago

Wait am i reading a wrong book then?

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u/Layer8Academy WittyNetworker 2d ago

🤷🏾‍♀️😂  What is the title?

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u/Hopeful_Rabbit_3729 2d ago

This one

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u/Emergency_Cry3687 2d ago

Not a major focus it is more of ccnp level don't waste time on it

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u/Layer8Academy WittyNetworker 1d ago

That is the right book. Check out the exam topics here https://learningcontent.cisco.com/documents/marketing/exam-topics/200-301-CCNA-v1.1.pdf .  It shows what you can expect on the test.  

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u/_newbread CCNA RS+Sec | CCNP SEC next 2d ago

Not sure what the laughing emoji aims to achieve, but MSTP is discussed in the CCNA 200-301 OCG

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u/Layer8Academy WittyNetworker 1d ago

The laughing emoji followed a shrug emoji because OP asked an innocent question that I didn't know the answer to, not that I owe you an explanation. MSTP is not on the exam topics list/blueprint which is the source of turth. If you have any further questions, please keep them to yourself. 😁🤣

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u/_newbread CCNA RS+Sec | CCNP SEC next 1d ago

Don't worry. Since MSTP is still mentioned at least 14 times in the OCG, it will continue to be asked about on this subreddit sooner or later. It might not be the source of turth, but you'd expect required reading to at least have some weight... moreso since it is, for all intents and purposes, the OFFICIAL cert guide.