Download Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2
Cisco Packet Tracer is a network simulator software created by Cisco Systems. Cisco Packet Tracer software download is free for self learners. Previous versions were only available for Cisco Networking Academy (Netacad) students and instructors.
Download Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 after registering on Cisco Netacad website. Every registered user can also access a free online course named "Getting Started with Cisco Packet Tracer".
Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 release info
Packet Tracer 8.2 added a new OSPF command (show ip ospf interface brief) to Packet Tracer 8. This major version of packet Tracer features a new SDN Network Controller which enables network devices programming through API. The SDN controller API is accessible from the host using Postman, Visual Studio Code, ...
Cisco Packet Tracer 8 features a new Packet Tracer Tutored Activities (PTTA) engine, IPv6 and IOS15 device improvements. It also fixes a bug regarding DLL issues that caused Packet Tracer crashes.
How to download Cisco Packet Tracer on the new Netacad Website ?
You can download Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 for FREE from the official Cisco Netacad website. The software comes with several tutorial files that allow academy students to enhance their learning experience.
Step 1 : Log in to Cisco Netacad.com learning website and select Explore > Learning Catalog > Cisco Packet Tracer in the menu to access the download page.
Step 2 : Find the "Time to use Cisco Packet Tracer v8.2.2" article and click on the article title.
Step 3 : Click on the Cisco Packet Tracer download link to access the official download page. The page provides basic guidelines to install Cisco Packet Tracer.
Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 checksums
Do not download Cisco Packet Tracer from any website or torrent source different than the official Cisco Netacad website. This website gives SHA and MD5 checksums for the official Packet Tracer packages so you can check if the software you downloaded is correct.
File: CiscoPacketTracer822_64bit_setup_signed.exe
MD5: D1D65286B7EE0A1E8B9DCE107AC94F4C
SHA-1: 5AB531B64C8E0D57F85F3D073CB31CC8E28BBCAF
File: CiscoPacketTracer822_32bit_setup_signed.exe
MD5: 0EB36ED8FEB5B9E82791B73D0787C5DB
SHA-1: 7182CB0C105741812EE0E2CE5767C0BCAC9A7679
File: CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb
MD5: 1CED4753C05B5E880DAAE8C4C435BFFA
SHA-1: 35BD819FCB0E2ED1DF3582387D599E4A9C6BF2C9
File: CiscoPacketTracer822_setup_mac_signed.dmg
MD5: 178DDD9E955C165874123018B743AA27
SHA-1: 7182CB0C105741812EE0E2CE5767C0BCAC9A7679
Current version of Packet Tracer is compatible with Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can also download Packet Tracer for mac os x 10.14, as a debian package (.deb) for Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS. Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, and Ubuntu 18.04 are no longer supported.
How to update Packet Tracer ?
Cisco development team often publish Cisco Packet Tracer software updates on Netacad.
The current Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2 build number is 8.2.2 build 0400
An update info box would be nice to inform users of the availability of new versions.
Download GNS3 v2.2 network emulator
GNS3 v3.0 release candidate available for download
GNS3 released the v3.0.0 release candidate 2 (RC2) on November 20, 2024. This new GNS3 v3.0.0 RC2 remove maximum 64GB RAM limitation for QEMU VM, add Python 3.13 and fixes several bugs. It also converts network topologies from GNS3 projects < 3.0.0 to have valid hostnames.
GNS3 v2.2 new features
After several months of testing, GNS3 v2.2 has been released for download on September 30th, 2019.
Major new features of GNS3 v2.2 are :
- A new WebUi implementation of GNS3 (read only for now),
- A new GNS3 VM based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Download HyperV, KVM, VMware, VirtualBox GNS3 virtual machine images from the GNS3 Github repository.
- A brand-new template creation system
- Link status detection for Qemu VMs to make emulated network devices aware of physical link status
- Custom network adapters configuration
- Console support for clouds
- ...
GNS3 v2.2.52 fixes the following GNS3 GUI and GNS3 server issues of GNS3 v2.2 and adds the following features :
- GNS3 GUI :
- Add iol extension filter. Ref #3664
- Remove maximum 64GB RAM limitation for QEMU VMs.
- Bring to front support for consoles on Linux.
- Relax setuptools requirement to allow for easier Debian packaging on Ubuntu Focal & Jammy
- GNS 3 Server :
- Bundle web-ui v2.2.52
- Sync appliances
- Remove restrictions based on file extension when listing images and fix ELF header checks
- Fix use project name instead of ID for fast duplication when running local server.
- Overwrite user resources when the originals have changed.
- Relax setuptools requirement to allow for easier Debian packaging on Ubuntu Focal & Jammy
Download GNS3 v2.2.52 for Windows
GNS3 v2.2.52 checksums (December 02, 2024) :
File: GNS3-2.2.52-all-in-one.exe
SHA256: 59af01af99cecb903d92046c2aee868f45805d205ffcdc2530a4606b99714290
File: GNS3.VM.Hyper-V.2.2.52.zip
SHA256:6457fc414bcec6f6d1ead09172eab897daf8116a1acc431306e16b083f6d36fa
Other network simulation tools and Cisco Packet Tracer add-ons download
Cisco NX-OSv 9000 appliance
The NX-OSv 9000 is a virtual appliance designed to simulate the control plane of a Cisco Nexus 9000 switch. The NX-OSv 9000 shares the same software image running on Cisco Nexus 9000 hardware platform. The NX-OSv 9000 software emulates line card (LC) ASICs and all interactions from the control plane to the relay switch ASICs.
Following the the Nexus 7000 Titanium emulator, the NX-OSv 9000 is a modern emulator for datacenter certification training. It helps engineers to test network automation prior to production deployment.
NX-OSv 9000 virtual appliance is compatible with GNS3, KVM, or VMware NSX virtualization environments. The most recent version of NXOSv is 10.5(2)F. This version adds the following new features :
- multi-node
- multi-site service chaining
- next-hop resolution using VRF
- support for layer 3 ePBR policies
- and dot1x support with voice vlan.
Download NX-OSv 9000 10.5(2)F from Cisco website
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 4.2
UCS PE (Platform Emulator) is a Cisco UCS Manager emulator designed to learn engineers how to configure Cisco UCS. It supports the following UCS hardware devices: 62xx/63xx/64xx Fabric Interconnect, Cisco UCS M6, HX220C, and HX240C servers. It also embeds the C4200 series rack server chassis with C125 rack servers and the S3260 storage server.
Download Cisco UCS PE 4.2(2aPE1) OVA image
Cisco dCloud demo platform (cisco login required) features UCS PE in simulated networks. The demo includes a comprehensive lab guide including the following content for Cisco UCS PowerTool and the Python SDK:
- Overviews of PowerShell and Python programming environments with step-by-step usage instructions.
- Code generation examples including code generation with UCS Manager's HTML5 interface.
- Sample script creation and use with UCSPE.
PT Anywhere
PT Anywhere is a web application designed to offer a network simulation environment based on Cisco Packet Tracer online. You can access PT Anywhere web interface from a web browser. Its integration inside an online course, or a learning system like Moodle, is also possible.
Documentation to download and integrate PT Anywhere with Cisco Packet Tracer is available on PT Anywhere github documentation website.
PTBridge - Connect Cisco Packet Tracer 7.0 to a real network
PTBridge connects real network devices with Cisco Packet Tracer. It provides the ability to connect simulated networks to a real lab environment. Download PTBridge from Github and start connecting Packet Tracer labs to real Cisco devices.