Tool downloads
Always download from the official source.
Cisco Packet Tracer
Network simulation for designing virtual LANs (Weeks 6–8).
VirtualBox
Free hypervisor for creating virtual machines (Weeks 9–10).
Wireshark
Network protocol analyzer for inspecting traffic (Week 11).
Nmap
Network scanner for discovering hosts and ports (Week 12).
Ncat (with Nmap)
Read/write data across networks; included with Nmap (Week 13).