A net ionic equation simply means to cancel out any ions which appear on both sides of the chemical equation that are not involved in the reaction - they're called spectator ions.
We'll first write out the full ionic equation, showing all ions and compounds formed, then rewrite and not include spectator ions.
2FeBr3(aq) + 3Na2S(Aq) --> Fe2S3(s) + 6NaBr(aq) [original eqation]
2Fe3+(aq) + 6Br-(aq) + 3Na+(aq) + 3S2-(aq)--> Fe2S3(s)+6Na+(aq) + 6Br-(aq)
[full ionic equation]
2Fe3+(aq) + 3S2-(aq)--> Fe2S3(s) [net ionic equation]
notice that Br- and Na+ appear unreacted on both sides of the full ionic equation, so they cancel out and do not appear in the net ionic.
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