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Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1 Important Information About Upgrading

Last Updated 19 June 2014

This document provides guidance on when to upgrade to Cisco® Packet Tracer (PT) 6.1. If you have questions after reviewing this information and recommended actions, please contact your Academy Support Center (ASC) or the Cisco Networking Academy® Support Desk for assistance.

The latest release of Cisco Packet Tracer, PT 6.1, is now available on the Cisco NetSpace learning environment. To determine when you should upgrade your lab and student computers to the PT 6.1 release, please read this document carefully. PT 6.1 is not fully backward-compatible with the CCNA R&S 5.0 course components, so please continue to use the currently installed version of PT until current classes are finished. The Packet Tracer 6.1 release includes fixes to many bugs reported by the community and provides the following new protocol support and enhanced functionality:

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ASA5505 device support Enhanced NetFlow support Enhanced OSPF, OSPFv3, EIGRP, and EIGRPv6 support

After determining the appropriate time to upgrade to the new version of PT, please follow these instructions to download the software: 1. Log in to Cisco NetSpace 2. Select Offerings > CCNA 3. In the second to last paragraph on the page, click Learn more about Cisco Packet Tracer. You’ll be directed to the Packet Tracer Resources page, where you can download the appropriate package for your needs.

PT 6.1 Upgrade Information

One of the PT 6.1 bug fixes corrects the previous incorrect designation of the 2960 switch gigabit interfaces as Gigabit G1/1 and G1/2. The interfaces are now correctly displayed as they appear on the hardware, as G0/1 and G0/2. This PT 6.1 bug fix does not affect the IT Essentials course or CCNA Security 1.1. When CCNA Security 1.2 is released in July 2014, it will require PT 6.1. The following components in the CCNA Routing and Switching (R&S) curriculum are affected (see CCNA R&S 5.0 Course...