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

From: Scott Vermillion (scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com)
Date: Sat Aug 18 2007 - 16:28:16 ART


That's the ticket Dino!! I remember using Real VNC years ago when RD
wasn't an option for some reason. Had no idea that it would work
cross-platform like that. THANK YOU!!!

  -------- Original Message --------
  Subject: Re: [FWD: RE: IE Workbook Lab Topologies]
  From: "Dino Picinich" <dino.picinich@gmail.com>
  Date: Sat, August 18, 2007 12:24 pm
  To: corp.mule@gmail.com, "Scott Vermillion"
  <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>, "Cisco certification"
  <ccielab@groupstudy.com>

  If you wanted to you can also do the following:

  On your Mac mini:
  Go to Sharing in System Preferences and turn on the Apple Remote
  Desktop. Then click Access Privileges and check VNC. Enter a password
  and hit ok. Note the Mac mini's IP in the Sharing panel.

  To control:
  On a Mac laptop download Chicken of the VNC, enter the Mac mini's IP
  and start controlling. On a Windows laptop download RealVNC, enter
  the Mac mini's IP and start controlling.

  Dino

  On 8/18/07, corp.mule@gmail.com <corp.mule@gmail.com> wrote:

    Remote access via ssh or telnet.

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    Big riffs, massive grooves, and expansive improvisations

    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
        &n bsp; 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
           &nb sp; 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
        & nbsp; 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
> > ha s 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>
        &nb sp; > > > 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.
     &nbs p; > > > 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
            &n bsp; > > > 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
          &n bsp; > > > 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
           &n bsp; > > > 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 ro
    uters 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...
> > >
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