From: John Jones (acer0001@gmail.com)
Date: Mon May 28 2007 - 02:02:07 ART
Itakes me about 20-25 min. to draw the daigrams I stated above. If I take
more than that, something is majorly wrong.
John
On 5/27/07, Jason Plank <Jason_Plank@condenast.com> wrote:
>
> 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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