Re: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies]

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Date: Sat Aug 18 2007 - 14:18:59 ART


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Quoting Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>: LOL Joseph, I clearly no-brained that one! Don't know how I missed it but I did!? Anyway, the main question remains: how can you remotely interact w/ a MAC once you have IP connectivity? Can you remotely interact w/ a MAC fr a Windows box? With RD, it's from a Windows machine to a Windows machine... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies] From: "Joseph Saad" <joseph.s.saad@gmail.com> Date: Sat, August 18, 2007 11:26 am To: "'Scott Vermillion'" <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>, "'Cisco certification'" <ccielab@groupstudy.com> http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html Communications Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless networking (based on 802.11g standard)3 Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3 Mbps Optional external Apple USB Modem -----Original Message----- From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Scott Vermillion Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:12 PM To: Cisco certification Subject: RE: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies] Interest is definitely building Brian, I have been on Apple's website for the past hour (and I thought I'd NEVER buy a MAC, LOL). What I'd like to know is whether or not there's any kind of Remote Desktop equivalent? I don't want to buy a monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc for this machine; I'd like to put it in a closet with my switches and just somehow remotely interact with it. Doesn't look like the mini has built-in WiFi, but I'm guessing any old USB device will do. So, once I've got IP connectivity, how can I remotely interact with such a machine? BTW, I couldn't help but notice the MAC Pro!! Dual Quad-core procs w/ up to 16 MB RAM??!! Oh man, you could directly contact alien lifeforms and break their encryption algorithms with that baby! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies] From: "Brian Dennis" <bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> Date: Sat, August 18, 2007 10:46 am To: "ISolveSystems" <support@isolvesystems.com>, "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>, "Cisco certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com> It can easily support that. The new Mac Mini's have a dual core Intel CPU for only about $600. The memory upgrade to 2 gig is about $150 (3rd party). The fact that Mac OS X is basically BSD underneath (same "base" OS as Juniper - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD#Derivatives) it makes Mac OS X a powerful platform for dynamips. Another benefit of using the Mac Mini is that it's very compact and extremely quiet. If we can get enough interest here I'll write up a detailed "how to". Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP) bdennis@internetworkexpert.com Internetwork Expert, Inc. http://www.InternetworkExpert.com Toll Free: 877-224-8987 Direct: 775-745-6404 (Outside the US and Canada) >----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies] Date: Sat, August 18, 2007 6:34 From: "ISolveSystems" <support@isolvesystems.com> > Hi Brian, > Can a Mac mini be able to boot all 6 routers, 4 switches, and 3 BB? > > Thanks. > > On 8/17/07, Brian Dennis <bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> wrote: > > > > You can just get a USB hub and a bunch of USB to Ethernet adapters. USB > > to Ethernet adapters are usually really cheap. One of my Mac OS X servers > > has about 10 USB to Ethernet adapters used for various processes > > (dynamips, vmware, parallels, etc). > > > > A Mac Mini with 2 gigs of RAM would make a really nice dynamips server. > > Add in a few USB to Ethernet adapters and you'll be all set to connect to > > your switches. Also the performance of dynamips on M ac is far better than > > Windows ;-) You can boot a 3640 running 12.3T enterprise (compressed > > image) in under 20 seconds on a dual core Mac. > > > > Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&amp;S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP) > > bdennis@internetworkexpert.com > > > > Internetwork Expert, Inc. > > http://www.InternetworkExpert.com > > Toll Free: 877-224-8987 > > Direct: 775-745-6404 (Outside the US and Canada) > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > Subject: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies] > > Date: Fri, August 17, 2007 16:55 > > From: "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> > > > > > Somehow dropped the group off that one... > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies > > > From: Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> > > > Date: Fri, August 17, 2007 4:43 pm > > > To: Julian Rodriguez <jumaroyu@gmail.com> > > > > > > Hi Julian, > > > That's an interesting thought! I don't yet own any of these > > > workbooks, so may I ask what the worst-case is in terms of NIC ports > > > I'd need? I did look at quad NICs about a month back but I was > > > looking at pricing for new hardware -- it was quite expensive. I'm a > > > mistrustful person by nature, I guess, as I've never bought anything > > > on e-bay in my life and don't expect that I probably ever will. But > > > I know there are some reputable vendors out there who deal in > > > used/refurbished equipment, so this may be a good option to consider. > > > Regards, > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: Re: IE Workbook Lab Topologies > > > From: "Julian Rodriguez" <jumaroyu@gmail.com> > > > Date: Fri, August 17, 2007 4:37 pm > > > To: "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> > > > > > > Scott, With such a server, and enough NICs (say like maybe 2 for > > > each router instance) you will be able to run any IE lab, there > > > are cheap quad port NICs on ebay, you just have to configure > > > router instances to use real ports on dynamips. Serial/ATM/FR are > > > all simulated on dynamips, so you' ll be safe on that side. Julian > > > > > > On 8/17/07, Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> wrote: > > > > > > That's an interesting perspective Jay. I was worried about > > > perhaps > > > missing the whole point of certain labs because I couldn't > > > see what I was > > > supposed to be seeing, but certainly what you say seems to > > > make perfectly > > > good sense... Thanks much! > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies > > > From: "Swan, Jay" < jswan@sugf.com> > > > Date: Fri, August 17, 2007 3:26 pm > > > To: <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>, < ccielab@groupstudy.com> > > > > > > My opinion: you'll learn a lot by trying to adapt workbook > > > labs to > > > whatever resources you have, whether those resources are real > > > routers > > > or > > > Dynamips. Yes, it takes up some e xtra time, but it's still > > > valuable > > > experience. > > > > > > During my final preparation phase I had access to a lab with > > > a few > > > routers, two 3550s, and a 3560; and Dynamips on a Dell D620 > > > with 2GB > > > RAM. I was never able to completely duplicate any of the > > > commercial > > > labs > > > with this equipment, but I was able to modify the labs to > > > meet my > > > study > > > goals and pass the exam. In some ways, I think the experience > > > of > > > modifying the labs as needed was more educational than doing > > > them as > > > wr itten. > > > > > > Jay (#17783) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On > > > Behalf > > > Of > > > scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com > > > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 3:34 PM > > > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com > > > Subject: IE Workbook Lab Topologies > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I admit that this is a cross-post from the Professional > > > board, but I > > > didn't yet have myself subscribed to this list, so I hope you > > > will > > > overlook it just this once (my guess is that there are many > > > here who > > > never look there, so chances are probably a bit higher > > > someone will > > > have > > > some thoughts to offer)... > > > > > > ____ > > > > > > OK all, I know that many here use these workbooks, so I'm > > > hoping for > > > some insight. I had planned to use a large 8 x CPU server to > > > run all > > > router instances in Dynamips. I had then thought to buy two > > > or > > > perhaps > > > four 3560-8 switches. However, when I look at the drawing on > > > page 18 > > > of: > > > > > > http://w > > > ww.internetworkexpert.com/downloads/iewb-rs.v4.00.sample.lab.pdf > > > (1 MB file, BTW) > > > > > > I see that, for example, SW2 has connections to four > > > different > > > distinct > > > routers. I had planned to have one GBIC connection to the > > > server per > > > switch (four NICs on the server). Not sure, exactly, how to > > > work this > > > out without doing too much customization of each lab, which > > > could be > > > confusing and chew up a lot of valuable time. The one obvious > > > thing I > > > can think to do would be to create an emulated switch for > > > each > > > physical > > > switch. Then all routers would terminate to emulated switches > > > only, > > > per > > > the lab topology. I would then bridge the emulated switches > > > to > > > physical > > > server NICs using the Windows loopback and run 802.1q trunks > > > to with > > > the > > > physical switches. > > > > > > For those of you who have experience with the IEWBs, do you > > > think > > > this > > > feasible? Or too much trouble to keep straight, since it > > > wouldn't map > > > exactly to the lab topology. > > > > > > And yes, I realize that those 8-port switches would not fully > > > support > > > what I'm seeing on page 18. My thought was that rather than > > > three > > > links > > > between each switch, I'd dro p it down to two in some or all > > > places. > > > Thoughts on the impact of that approach? > > &g t; > > > Thanks much... > > > ____ > > > > > > The bottom line is that I can't afford four 24-port 3550s or > > > 3560s > > > (self-employed, slow year). So I'm just trying to work out > > > some form > > > of > > > lab prep that is not horribly expensive yet is still > > > effective. That > > > server sitting there doing nothing is just too great a > > > temptation; I > > > cannot justify bying a bunch of used or new routers with that > > > resource > > > available to me. Just need to work out the switching part and > > > I'm not > > > too keen on rack rentals. Seems like you need to book too far > > > out and > > > availability can be very spotty. I'm certainly open to the > > > idea of &g t; > > mock > > > labs, just don't want to rely on rentals for study, which I > > > do at > > > very > > > odd hours at times... > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > ___________________ > > > Subscription information may be found at: > > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > Subscription information may be found at: > > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > > > > -- > > > MCSE-MCSA 2K &amp;amp; 2K3: Security-Messaging > > > MCDST, MCDBA, MCT, CEH, CISSP > > > CCNA, CCSP, CNA 6, CCA, HP MASE > > > Server+, I-Net+, Security+, Network+, A+ > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > Subscription information may be found at: > > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Subscription information may be found at: > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html _______________________________________________________________________ Subscription information may be found at: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html _______________________________________________________________________ Subscription information may be found at: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html



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