Jason, I'm working off the IPExpert books right now and required 19 connections from my dynamips server to the 2 3550s and 2 3560s I have in my lab. I originally tried some sun quad PCI cards in my box but they ran into memory limitations on my 64 bit ilnux box - couldn't work in an environment that had more than 2 gigs and I have 8. Other quad cards were just too expensive for me and usb cards were problematic.
I ended up using a single gigabit trunk interface to a breakout switch similar to these instructions I wrote up a few months ago: http://zephon.ccieblog.com/2009/05/17/final-dynamips-setup/ So far the only thing I haven't gotten to work right is the L2protocol tunneling - everything else works great inside dynamips using this setup. Michael On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Jason Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Terry, > > Minor hijack (Sorry Kim) - > > I appreciate that you can get some additional RJ45 network cards to > enable all the connections from your PC to the switches but I have yet > to find one with enough ports - what did you use please and was this > done under Linux or Windows ? > > Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terry Vinson > Sent: 09 September 2009 12:56 > To: OSL > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] IPexpert L2 topology ... > > Hi Kim, > > Given the fact that the Dynamips configs don't support a 3550 or 3560, > but instead it uses the 16 port switch modules the configs can't match. > > The workbook is configured for the real rack equipment. What I did was > get four switches and just emulate the routers on dynamips. It works > great. > > The Workbook labs will have to be adjusted to reflect the Dynamips > topology (usually its really simple change a 1 to a 0 or something that > > simple). > > Also keep in mind that there is a lot of Layer 2 stuff you can't do on a > > 100% dynamips rack. Till I got my switches I just used real racks for > the Layer 2 stuff. > > Terry > > Kim Pedersen wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > A bit OT, but i hope nobody minds. > > > > Im about to begin doing some labs from the workbooks, and i am a bit > > > confused about the L2 topology. As far as I can see, there are two > > different topologies. One defined in the > > IPexpert_Dynamips_RS-SP_Topology.pdf file, and one in the lab workbook > > > in the intro section. Especially the connections to the Catalysts are > > different. Is it correct to assume that the L2 in the workbook is the > > "de facto" way of doing things? Also, the physical cabling stays the > > same in all the workbooks? > > > > Sorry for the bit OT question. > > > > Sincerely, > > Kim Pedersen > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > please visit www.ipexpert.com > This e-mail has been sent from a PC belonging to LBM, registered office LBM > House, Atlantic Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5FY. Its contents are > confidential to the sender and the intended recipient. > If you receive it in error, please tell us by return and then delete it > from your system; you may not rely on its contents nor copy/disclose it to > anyone. > Opinions, conclusions and statements of intent in this e-mail are those of > the sender and will not bind LBM unless confirmed by an authorised > representative independently of this message. We do not accept > responsibility for viruses; you must scan for these. > Please note that e-mails sent to and from LBM are routinely monitored for > record keeping, quality control and training purposes, to ensure regulatory > compliance and to prevent viruses and unauthorised use of our computer > systems. > > Thank you for your co-operation. > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com >
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