A few days ago, it appeared to me that a virtual router software did not exist at all. Expensive Cisco software for simulating Cisco equipment exists, but it is used solely for their cert exams and labs. Router companies only offer blank/skeleton versions of their router's web configuration pages, but it does not offer a way to test routers without actually breaking them. Enter vRouter.
vRouter, if the project ever takes off, is an open-source project written in Qt intended to develop virtual networks based off real hardware from routers of every tier. Whether you want to test the stability of the newest DD-WRT firmware for your exact router model or need to assess a new configuration before deploying it to production routers, vRouter strives to replicate the workings of the vast variety of routers out there to make your job easier.
vRouter can let you build a network of any size and integrate it with existing networks. You can bridge your virtual network with virtual machines running in common virtual