There was an interesting article on Slashdot from a reader teaching networking in Kenya. Their request was for visual aids (software) for teaching networking. The responses were interesting. Here is a sampling of the list of applications:
- BOSON – Commercial Cisco Study Aid
- Clack (Windows, Linux) – Open Source
- CNET (Linux, Unix, MacOS X) – From University of Western Australia
- CORE (Linux, BSD) – Open Source
- GINI (Windows, Linux) – Open Source
- GNS3 (Windows, Linux, MacOS X) – Open Source
- ns-2 (Windows, Linux, BSD, MacOS X) – Open Source
- ns-3 (Windows, Linux, BSD, MacOS X) – Open Source
- OMNet++ (Windows, Linux) – Free for Academic and Non-Profit.
- Visual-NetKit (Linux only?)
- WANEM (Windows, Linux) – Open Source
- Warriors of the NET – Video