From: James MacDonald (j4m3sm63@yahoo.ca)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2007 - 22:15:32 ART
This has likely already been mentioned ( I have not read all the emails on this thread ) ... but I would simply dump windows and install Ubuntu or some other Linux flavour. You can then run Windows in VMWare if you really need certain applications ... in the end, Dynamips will run much better for you and will likely be usable.
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Jim MacDonald
j4m3sm63@yahoo.ca
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----- Original Message ----
From: Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>
To: Patrick J Greene <patrickg@layer8llc.com>; Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com>; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:46:47 AM
Subject: RE: Dynamips Question
Of course the other option many of us go for is to integrate physical
switches with the Dynamips environment. Like I've said before Joe, if
your
friendly rack rental outfit swapped physical routers and a Dynamips
server
(much like switching someone's normal coffee with Folger's Crystals
(for
those of you around and coherent here in the States in the '70s)), how
would
you even know the difference? Hint: you wouldn't.
Perhaps for a better understanding that I can offer, ask Con Spathas.
He's
the guy who just posted here about his pass on a *first attempt* in
Brussels
after preparing with a *Dynamips lab*...
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Patrick J Greene
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:47 AM
To: Joseph Brunner; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Dynamips Question
Joseph,
Switching is accomplished with a 16-port switch module in the 3600
router.
You still have all of the trunking, channeling, and other switching fun
you
can handle.
I am painfully aware of how many points of switching there are.
Thanks,
Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Brunner [mailto:joe@affirmedsystems.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:40 AM
To: Patrick J Greene; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Dynamips Question
I don't understand this...
How can you study with only routers on a Routing & SWITCHING test...
And believe me when you find out how many points of switching there
are, you
may choke
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Patrick J Greene
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:50 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: OT: Dynamips Question
I have a laptop with a 1.7Ghz Centrino and 2GB of RAM running bare
bones XP.
I was able to bring up the entire IE Lab (14 devices) on 2 Dynamips
instances but obviously it runs like molasses going uphill in January.
The
CPU stays pegged at 100% and there is still about 125MB of RAM free. I
can
run a browser and wordpad on the laptop without much pain, but when I
telnet
to the routers (from another laptop) it is unusable. I do connect but
just
painfully slow.
Any performance tuning ideas? I would like to keep the environment on
the
laptop because as a consultant I travel a lot. It's nice to have your
lab
portable.
Thanks for the advice.
Patrick
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