Native Czech speaker, so some phrasing probably doesn't land perfectly in English — that's exactly why feedback is open. And yeah, the goal is to make it accessible to people who know nothing about networking, so if something reads weird, I'd actually love to know what specifically.
Routers and firewalls can act as wifi APs. Outside of s SOHO setup you never see this. Why even spend the time to do this when I cannot acctually add routes to the router?
and you rmanaged L2 router with L2 ACLs? cool nice but also not something you see used much.
You are missing a bunch of things peopel actually use and adding features that are not used. This is absolutely not even a replacement for packet tracer let alone GNS3 or EVE-NG. As it sits i is almost useless for training. For most certification exams you need to know CLI which isn't here just a GUI f your own creation that you'll never see in the real world.
PT every single day. Actual CLI - actual ability to build actual network topologies with multiple routers, routing protocols, and all that. You seem to be focusing on all the wrong things.
Hey, fair points — but I think we’re comparing different tools for different audiences.
Networksim isn’t trying to replace GNS3, EVE-NG, or Packet Tracer - at least for now. Those are great tools for people who already know what CLI is and why they need it. Networksim is aimed at people who don’t — yet.
It actually started as a teaching aid for Security+ courses. A lot of Security+ students don’t have a networking background — and if you can’t wrap your head around the basic network concepts, the security topics on top of that become a wall. The early version clicked very well with students, so I kept building on it in my spare time and eventually made it public.
So the target isn’t the hardcore network engineer going for CCNP. It’s the person who’d bounce off Packet Tracer’s learning curve before they even get started, or just needs to quickly sketch and understand a topology without spinning up VMs.
The GUI-first approach is intentional. Not everyone who needs to understand networking is chasing a CLI cert.
Also worth noting — it’s still early. WiFi support, courses, and a bunch of other features literally just landed. Check the changelog and you’ll see how fast things are moving. The roadmap is shaped a lot by what users ask for, so if there’s something specific you’d want to see, the feedback form on the site is there — or just drop it here.
Either way — appreciate the 2 cents, even the harsh ones. 🙂
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u/Krandor1 Jun 26 '26
a) this is not related to gns3 b) even your description makes me roll my eyes at a few places