Hi Michael, What sort of L2 problems are you still struggling with? If you dont mind sharing.
Kim michael haynes wrote: > 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] > <mailto:[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]> > [mailto:[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 <http://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 <http://www.ipexpert.com/> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > -- // Freedom Matters // Follow my progress on: http://kpjungle.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
