# What Cisco router to use for CCNA practice?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cisco-router-to-use-for-ccna-practice/633170 "2012-08-30T18:22:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cisco-router-to-use-for-ccna-practice/633170/1 "2012-08-30T18:22:25Z")

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I want a Cisco router that has all the features covered in CCNA material. Which would be the cheapest one?

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cisco-router-to-use-for-ccna-practice/633170/2 "2012-08-30T20:25:52Z")

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[NetSim](http://www.boson.com/netsim-cisco-network-simulator).