At 1:24 PM -0400 5/3/02, Tom Scott wrote: >Scenario builders (and users), > >If you're looking for scenarios that need attention, >consider network management (Semester 8 of the Cisco >Academy curriculum, for example). Using just a few cisco >routers (say, 2-4), one can build and use reasonably >simple scenarios. But there's a need for more complex >internetworks in the range of at least 5-10 routers. The >question then becomes, How to get the routers affordably? > >A previous thread dealt with routing support on Windows. >One could also use old hardware (486, for example) to run >Linux Router Project from a floppy in addition to a small >CCNP lab of 2-3 routers. Does anyone have experience with >LRP? Would people who are familiar with cisco IOS have much >difficulty configuring LRP?
Zebra (I assume it's the same project to which you refer--it's the GNU router) language is very close to IOS. The other major freeware dialect, GateD, is much more like JunOS. You can also increase the complexity by using route generators, as distinct from pure routers. > >This would be a tres inexpensive solution to building larger >labs for learning SNMP network management: > >* Get a core of 2-3 Cisco routers, and a couple Cisco VLAN > switches. Not sure how you'd be using the switches, but it might turn out to be cheaper to use a router as an FR switch. If you want SNMP experience on switches, of course, then they are quite appropriate. Don't limit the approach to Cisco routers. Bay RS routers really are architected internally with MIBs as a very basic part of their OS, rather than interfacing via an agent as I understand the IOS approach to be. You just might be able to get them cheaper, and I think there's value in seeing an interoperability trial. > >* Resurrect some old PCs and put LRP on them. > >* Configure the LRP routers. > >* Total number of routers: 5-10 or more depending on how > many PCs you can find in your basement. > >* Get an SNMP-based NMS like OpenNMS (opennms.org) or whatever. > If there's an affordable version of CiscoWorks that's > available, that would be just great. But I don't think there > is. > >* Learn to use the NMS and MIBs in a complex environment. > >Does anyone have experience with this? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43253&t=43237 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
