Realistically though... there is a limit. I dont mind helping a LITTLE with dynamips/gns3. If you get stuck, go to the Ubuntu or GNS3 forums. I am not going to go to the Ubuntu forum and ask anyone how to configure OSPF or MPLS-TE now am I?
Cheers, Matt CCIE #22386 CCSI #31207 2009/10/22 nicholas golden <[email protected]> > My 2 cents (maybe 5 cents, not sure yet). > > Since buying ipexpert lab books and VOD and since that some of the staff > have used GNS3/dynamips with great success and others as well, I find that > while the particulars of getting Ubuntu installed and getting IM to work are > outside the scope of this forum, I believe GNS3 itself and the topologies > involving ipexpert's workbooks are fair game as well as trying to hook up a > quad NIC to the Gns3 topology and some wierd stuff to watch out for. > > It's good to know the nuances of specifics on a task that isn't covered > elsewhere. I certainly would not go to GNS3 and ask about "Task 4.1 in > ipexpert's workbook - configure technology X so I do it and it does this and > that what's the problem" while I may get some answers, I would have a better > chance getting answers from people using the same workbooks as myself, using > dynamips/gns3. The time it takes to go back and forth and wait, in the > meantime sifting through "troll" postings is insane. At least here, there's > no trolls to shoot anyone down. > > With that said, I believe that workbooks + gns3/dynamips are fair game > since it is related to CCIE RS and it's good to leverage off others who have > already done it. > > So with all that, I understand and even side with Adrian and Jeff and > respect both opinions. The Ubuntu configuration extraordinaire emails and > how to set that up I believe are outside the scope, and that does belong on > the ubuntu forums, but the gns3 stuff I think is fair game, as long as it's > related to workbooks, and lab tasks and maybe some basic hardware questions. > > -Nick > > --- On *Wed, 10/21/09, Jeffrey W. Hall <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Jeffrey W. Hall <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] problem with interface with eigrp adjacency > To: "'Adrian Brayton'" <[email protected]>, "'OSL CCIE-RS'" < > [email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 9:00 AM > > > Respectfully.....no. This is not just a CCIE theory forum, but also a CCIE > lab preparation forum as well. With that, questions related to even being > able to do the labs should fall within the scope of this forum. You are > absolutely correct that other forums exists that also address these issues, > but most of us are too busy working around the clock to afford the > unproductive time of bouncing between multiple forums. > > I agree 100% with your sentiment and good intentions, but in a practical > sense, this is the appropriate place to discuss issues hindering people > from > completing labs. > > This is only my two cents and I absolutely respect your point of view on > this. > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of Adrian Brayton > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:31 AM > To: OSL CCIE-RS > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] problem with interface with eigrp adjacency > > I am sure that I am going to receive a lot of criticism on this post > but here it goes... > > I understand how important GNS3 / Dynamips is to everyone and there > lab studies but this is a forum for CCIE Routing and Switching > questions... Not how to fix issues with Dynamips, Not on how to > install Linux or how to reduce CPU usage or IM issues... There are > plenty of high quality forum's that address all of these various > issue's but this isn't one of them! > > I am not affiliated with IPexpert but they do have to pay for the BW > on sending out thousands of e-mails that have nothing to do with the > CCIE Lab or the written exam! > > So can we just keep this forum focused on CCIE Routing and > Switching?!?!? > > > > > On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Marko Milivojevic wrote: > > >> i think that the problem here is because dynamips, i think when > >> there are many > >> routers which run at the same time there si problem with some > >> interfaces with > >> dynamips, anyone knows about this problem, > > > > I think you are quite right and I believe that we concluded that long > > ago in this thread. We're just taking the idea further... sort of a > > mental exercise :-) > > > > -- > > Marko > > CCIE #18427 (SP) > > My network blog: http://cisco.markom.info/ > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > > please visit www.ipexpert.com > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > >
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