From: Gregory Gombas (ggombas@gmail.com)
Date: Sun May 27 2007 - 11:08:31 ART
How long does it take you to draw all these diagrams? I calculated it
take me about 45 minutes to an hour to draw out all these diagrams.
I am wondering if I can get by from just drawing the routers and the
routing protocols but no IP address, vlans, or port information.
Thanks
On 5/26/07, John Jones <acer0001@gmail.com> wrote:
> My plan is to use show cdp nei and draw out my L2 diagram first. I can
> finish it with info from the switching section (trunks, port channels,
> etc.). I find that I refer to this diagram quite a bit when troubleshooting
> vlans and ip connectivity.
>
> Next, I plan to draw out a routing protocol diagram with different color
> circles for each protocol. I add vlan/subnet/dlci info to the links. I may
> add multicast RP, MA, source and destination info if needed (I use
> double-asterisk to mark source and dest, a single asterisk to mark IP
> multicast interfaces and RP and MA acronyms to avoid clutter). I use the
> given diagram for more details.
>
> I also plan to make a task chart to see where I am in the test, listing
> point values for each. This way, I can manage my time better and guage
> myself.
>
> HTH
>
> John
>
>
> On 5/26/07, Gregory Gombas <ggombas@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > When doing the lab which diagrams do you recommend should be draw out
> > or copied from the lab diagrams? For instance should you draw out a
> > separate diagram for each of the following - Layer 2, IGP, BGP, IPv6
> > and multicast or do you normally consolidate?
> >
> > I find it very time consuming to draw out separate diagrams for each
> > topology but when I try to consolidate the diagram it gets too
> > cluttered and confusing.
> >
> > Also to what level of detail do you draw them in i.e. is it necessary
> > to copy all the IP addresses from the labs diagram or just refer to
> > the lab diagram when you need to?
> >
> > I'm trying to find a balance between speed and utility.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Greg
> >
> >
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