From 287933fcc3c4ec5522050b1f28dad2a4af4056ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Bear <38406045+mjbear@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 17:38:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update Networking Labs * Add Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) in place of VIRL * Add Cisco Packet Tracer * Reorganize bullet items for Networking Labs in alphabetical order --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2e10c33..6894dcf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ includes protocol daemons for BGP, IS-IS, LDP, OSPF, PIM, and RIP. - [drawthe.net](https://github.com/cidrblock/drawthe.net) - Draws network diagrams dynamically from a text file describing the placement, layout and icons. ## Networking Labs -- [VIRL](https://learningnetworkstore.cisco.com/virlfaq) - Virtual Internet Routing Lab by Cisco. + +- [CML](https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/training/modeling-labs/index.html) - Cisco Modeling Labs is a network simulation tool with both free and paid versions. CML is the successor to VIRL. Community contributed content and resources are available via [cml-community](https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/cml-community). +- [Cisco DevNet Labs](https://developer.cisco.com/site/sandbox/) - Cisco's sandboxing environment. +- [Cisco Packet Tracer](https://www.netacad.com/cisco-packet-tracer) - Cisco's original (and in later years free) network simulation tool. - [dCloud](https://dcloud.cisco.com/) - Fully scripted, customizable environments available almost instantly in the cloud for free. -- [Cisco DevNet Labs](https://developer.cisco.com/site/sandbox/) - Cisco's sandboxing environment # Related resources ## DevNet Tools From 961c45742f09267b2b3fc0878d056fc1b9cff9b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Bear <38406045+mjbear@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 17:58:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add more Network Labs * Add containerlab * Add EVE-NG * Add PNETLab --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6894dcf..febbe31 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ includes protocol daemons for BGP, IS-IS, LDP, OSPF, PIM, and RIP. - [CML](https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/training/modeling-labs/index.html) - Cisco Modeling Labs is a network simulation tool with both free and paid versions. CML is the successor to VIRL. Community contributed content and resources are available via [cml-community](https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/cml-community). - [Cisco DevNet Labs](https://developer.cisco.com/site/sandbox/) - Cisco's sandboxing environment. - [Cisco Packet Tracer](https://www.netacad.com/cisco-packet-tracer) - Cisco's original (and in later years free) network simulation tool. +- [containerlab](https://github.com/srl-labs/containerlab) - Container-based networking labs, though support has been added to integrate Virtual Machines (VMs). - [dCloud](https://dcloud.cisco.com/) - Fully scripted, customizable environments available almost instantly in the cloud for free. +- [EVE-NG](https://www.eve-ng.net/) - The Emulated Virtual Environment For Network, Security and DevOps Professionals. There is a paid Professional Edition as well as a free [Community Edition](https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/community/). +- [PNETLab](https://github.com/pnetlab/pnetlab_main) - Introducing the most powerful tool to create, share and practice Networking Lab with multi-vendors. # Related resources ## DevNet Tools From 23b772c3063883979c458f0ab4168fef1d51bed0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Bear <38406045+mjbear@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 18:12:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Add Networking Labs to table of contents --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index febbe31..8d6e034 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ An [awesome list](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) of resources to desig - [Network Automation](#network-automation) - [Network Monitoring](#network-monitoring) - [Security Monitoring](#security-monitoring) - - [Network Inventory](#network-inventory) + - [Network Inventory](#network-inventory) + - [Networking Labs](#networking-labs) - [Related resources](#related-resources) - [DevNet Tools](#devnet-tools) - [DevNet Monitoring](#devnet-monitoring) From d57ba6214182793c94e3c99b7c28a2298959afd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Bear <38406045+mjbear@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 09:48:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Add netlab to Network Labbing --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8d6e034..d75a14f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ includes protocol daemons for BGP, IS-IS, LDP, OSPF, PIM, and RIP. - [containerlab](https://github.com/srl-labs/containerlab) - Container-based networking labs, though support has been added to integrate Virtual Machines (VMs). - [dCloud](https://dcloud.cisco.com/) - Fully scripted, customizable environments available almost instantly in the cloud for free. - [EVE-NG](https://www.eve-ng.net/) - The Emulated Virtual Environment For Network, Security and DevOps Professionals. There is a paid Professional Edition as well as a free [Community Edition](https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/community/). +- [netlab](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab) - netlab is bringing infrastructure-as-code concepts to networking labs. You'll describe your high-level network topology and routing design in a YAML file, and the tools in this repository auto-define details. - [PNETLab](https://github.com/pnetlab/pnetlab_main) - Introducing the most powerful tool to create, share and practice Networking Lab with multi-vendors. # Related resources