I have no issues on win7 64 bit, running on an i5 laptop. No sleep issues or performance issues on 2691 and 3725s. Idlepc and Idelmax helped big time. I used to have a lot of issues with it but I added a SSD drive to my system and I have had 0 issues.
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 24, 2012, at 5:21 AM, Waleed Alsherif <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Joe , > > I would prefer to use 3725 and 2600 in the simulation , where router 3725 can > simulate a switch ( when you add NM-16ESW module ) , it is not really a > switch but can support " switchport" commands . > > I am using windows XP ( Ram 4 GB / CPU AMD 4x ) and by idlepc it gets around > 20% of CPU . > > Also, serial interface works fine but the issue of falling asleep is coming > up occasionally. > > Advice: if you have time to spend in preparing GNS3 that would be good , I > have waited 2 weeks long trying to prepare it . > > You may also check something called " rednectar GNS3 workbench " someone > prepared a workbench on Ubuntu . > > Best Regards > Waleed Abdulfattah Alsherif > IP and Data Network Engineer > CCIE RS (Written) / CCNP / CCNA > Mob. 002-01019556246 > > > ________________________________ > From: Ben Hughes <[email protected]> > To: Joe Danrich <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 12:03 PM > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Dynamips & IPExperts .NET/Labs > > Hi Joe, > > I found that I was able to get a stable lab using 2961 routers in dynamips > running 12.4(9)T7. The draw back is that there are certain features that > aren't available on older code. The only routers that will run the latest > code are the 7200's. I've found them to have the falling asleep issue that > you mentioned. I recently spent about 4 days straight trying different IOS > versions and idlepc values but still no dice. I'm persevering with dynamips > as I'm hopefully near the end of the road but if I had my time again I'd find > a way to get hardware. I have wasted countless hours on issues related to > Dynamips/lab setup. > > Oh, I found I had to remove the scheduler command from router configs in > order to get a stable setup. Before I did that my routers were falling over > constantly. > > I haven't had any issues with serial interfaces. > > Hope that helps. > > cheers, > Ben. > > > From: Joe Danrich <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:18:42 -0800 > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Dynamips & IPExperts .NET/Labs > > Hi Guys > > I followed with interest the various conversations of Dynamips. I am > using Dynamips with GNS3 on Kubuntu/Ubuntu 11.10 Linux, with the > IPExperts labs I have some questions on how people are running some of > the labs like VOL1 with GNS3? > > Have you encountered issues with serial interfaces not coming up and > staying up with or without a clockrate applied to the applicable serial > interface? > > Routers falling asleep even though the IdlePC, Idlemax idlepc are > appropriately set and overall CPU usage is approximately 60% with all > devices active? > > What IOS's are people using? AIS or AES? > > cheers > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs
