From: Jason Plank (Jason_Plank@condenast.com)
Date: Sun May 27 2007 - 11:45:20 ART
I agree 100%
On 5/27/07 10:28 AM, "Ronnie Angello" <ronnie.angello@gmail.com> wrote:
> I found that duplicating diagrams that are already provided to me is a waste
> of time. I guess it helps some to remember the topology but for me it was
> unnecessary. I did make diagrams for tasks where they weren't already
> provided or where things weren't very clear. Once you sit down and have
> everything in front of you, then you can read through the entire lab and
> diagram whatever you feel you need to. I would rather have extra time at
> the end of the day to verify my configurations than to spend time drawing
> redundant diagrams.
>
>
> On 5/27/07, Gregory Gombas <ggombas@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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