- [Instructor] I want to talk to you
about the lab environment that I'm gonna
be using throughout this course.
First, understand that I'm using real
physical, rack-mounted routers and switches.
I'm using CISCO 2800 enterprise routers
and CISCO 3560 Layer Three enterprise switches.
If you'd like to follow along,
go ahead and use physical hardware
or use the free CISCO Packet Tracer program
to follow along with the labs.
On the CISCO website, netacad.com,
you can find the free Packet Tracer program.
You should sign up for the Packet Tracer 101
one-hour course and you can download
the Packet Tracer for free.
You can just sign up, go through the course,
and download and follow along with our complete course here.
Once you sign up for the course,
they'll send you a link where you can now download
the free Packet Tracer program.
Understand that Packet Tracer will work
just as well as real hardware for the labs
that we'll be doing throughout this course.