From: Jo Knight (joknight@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2007 - 06:51:06 ART
I too am thinking to get a Mac Mini to suppliment my rack rental sessions,
and am keen to know how it performs with a fully configured lab on the go.
How does it perform with 14-15 routers configured?
I am looking to get the core 2 duo 2Ghz with 2GB RAM model.
On 16/12/2007, Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
>
> hehehehehe... Well, I get asked enough questions about it on boards and
> in
> class that I figured I may as well have used the thing. :)
>
> But it's certainly not my primary mode of playing around.
>
> Scott
>
> _____
>
> From: Greg Wendel [mailto:gwendel@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:31 PM
> To: Scott Morris
> Cc: Graham Clarke; darth router; Li Xiao Shawn NCS; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: dyanmips lab setup help needed: how to install 12 usb network
> card?
>
>
> Scott,
> I couldn't help but comment that a if man with a lab that needs its own
> power plant is using dynamips then it is definitely going places.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> On Dec 15, 2007 10:58 PM, Scott Morris < swm@emanon.com> wrote:
>
>
> I've just been playing around with things since it's gaining popularity.
> Personally I still use real equipment... But the Mac worked wonderfully.
> OS on mine is 10.4 OS/x. I haven't upgraded it to 10.5 yet, but will
> likely
> do that soon.
>
> It's nice, quiet and not that hot. :)
>
> Scott
>
> _____
>
> From: ciscosurplus@gmail.com [mailto:ciscosurplus@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Graham Clarke
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 4:30 PM
> Cc: darth router; Scott Morris; Li Xiao Shawn NCS; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>
> Subject: Re: dyanmips lab setup help needed: how to install 12 usb network
> card?
>
>
> Scott,
>
> Mac mini seems to ba popular weapon of choice, what is the performance
> like
> on a fully loaded lab? ie BGP flaps etc? Also what OS do you run on them?
> Sounds a lot better than the massive sever that generates more radiation
> than chernoby I currently use.
>
> Thanks
>
> Graham
>
> On 15/12/2007, Laidlaw, Patrick A. <Patrick.Laidlaw@wwt.com> wrote:
>
> Li,
>
> I would have to agree go buy three 4 port nics you'll be much happier in
> the end. I've been using three that have worked flawless for the last
> year.
>
> Patrick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto: nobody@groupstudy.com
> <mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com> ] On Behalf Of
> darth router
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:17 AM
> To: Scott Morris
> Cc: Li Xiao Shawn NCS; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: dyanmips lab setup help needed: how to install 12 usb
> network card?
>
> Hey Li,
>
> maybe your having a USB driver issue of some sort. I've used USB nics
> without problem. I'm not much of a PC guy anymore, but I have noticed
> different systems tank when you plug in a few USB devices in Windows.
> Those NIO_GEN_eth ids change (long time ago, so not 100% sure) when you
> pull the USB Nics off and add them back on, so that pissed me off and I
> ended up buying 3
> 4 port NICs. If you get them, make sure you have a large ATX case. The
> cards are long.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ZNYX-4-PORT-NETWORK-INTERFACE-CARD-NIC-MODEL-ZX346Q_
> <
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ZNYX-4-PORT-NETWORK-INTERFACE-CARD-NIC-MODEL-ZX346Q_W0Q
> QitemZ170177548909QQihZ007QQcategoryZ51195QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm>
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> On 12/15/07, Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't done this with Windows at all, but I have 12 nic's running
> > on a Mac Mini without issue. (little slow in booting, but other than
> > that
> > good)
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> >
> > Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
> > JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.
> > CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-ER
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> > Of Li Xiao Shawn NCS
> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:50 AM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: dyanmips lab setup help needed: how to install 12 usb network
>
> > card?
> >
> > Hi experts,
> > Well this may sound dump.. i bought 12 usb nics and hope to setup
> > a full dynamip lab with dedicated nic for each virtual routers.. i
> > bought 3 units of 4-port USB hub for the 12 nics.. the system has no
> > problem recognizing the first 4 nics.. however the moment i add in the
>
> > 5th nic, it crashes with the first nic; when add in the 6th, it
> > crashes with the 2nd.. and so on..
> > I have already spread the usb hubs among the USB ports on my board.. i
>
> > even tried geting pci usb hub but the situation is the same.. not sure
>
> > whether anyone encountered this before and hopefully someone can give
> > mi some advise on
> > this.. I am using windows XP..
> >
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > lx
> >
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