From: S Malik (ccie.09@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Oct 05 2008 - 10:21:26 ART
alias configure ro router ospf 10 , alias exec int sh ip int brief | exc
assi
On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:15 AM, S Malik <ccie.09@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use alias for router ospf # and "sh ip int brief | assi". this way I can
> quickly get iIPs for nterfaces and for router-id I just type ro and then
> press tab.
>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 3:18 AM, Rick Mur <rick@rickmur.nl> wrote:
>
>> I really see problems when you create the whole config for each router and
>> edit that.
>> What I see as the best practice for notepad use is just create the config
>> you would type in for each questions.
>>
>> So question 1 is run ospf area 0 on this interface, you type:
>>
>> router ospf 1
>> router-id 1.1.1.1
>> network 172.16.0.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
>>
>> Question 2 is put this interface in area 2 and make it stub
>>
>> router ospf 1
>> area 2 stub
>> network 172.17.0.2 0.0.0.0 area 2
>>
>> So with this you can paste the question in your routers and verify it.
>> This takes a little more time, but keeps the important thing of verifying
>> each question. If you do have a problem later on, you can scroll back in
>> notepad and see your error. You can even create little notes at each
>> question why you did it. So when you are done the verification of the whole
>> lab is much easier, because you know your thought process behind each
>> question.
>>
>> Rick Mur
>> CCIE #21946
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5 okt 2008, at 09:05, Bogdan Sass wrote:
>>
>> Charles Henson wrote:
>>>
>>>> No No. Not the whole lab. Not a chance. I am doing that now only because
>>>> I'm
>>>> starting off with fresh routers. For the real lab, I was considering it
>>>> for
>>>> the L2/L3 config and possibly for the routing protocols but nothing
>>>> beyond
>>>> that. Security, QOS, Multicast, etc. would all be worked "real time".
>>>> This
>>>> just seems to suit my personality so I was curious if anyone else had
>>>> taken
>>>> the approach. Right now, it's not really impacting my time so I couldn't
>>>> see
>>>> the harm in it. Considering that "existing" configurations could mess up
>>>> my
>>>> copy/paste, I'll probably need to either be prepared (somehow) to deal
>>>> with
>>>> that or scrap the idea completely. How much "preconfig" could they have?
>>>> That was rhetorical! :) As long as frame are shut for the obvious
>>>> LMI/DLCI
>>>> reasons then it shouldn't take me long to "sho ru" a router and make
>>>> sure I
>>>> don't see anything ugly. Maybe I'm simplifying this. It's my first
>>>> attempt
>>>> for the most part...
>>>>
>>>> I can see a few problems with doing that:
>>> 1) you lose access to the CLI help - and there may be times in the lab
>>> where
>>> 2) it may seem like a timesaver now (when you can do the typing outside
>>> of the rack rental time), but it might prove to be a timewaster in the lab
>>> ("type/copy/paste" vs just "type").
>>> 3) as someone has already said, you need to build/verify/build/verify.
>>> Check every step along the way. You cannot do that with c/p
>>> So I would recommend at least trying to do the configs directly on the
>>> routers. Give it a try - if you still feel that doint it first in notepad is
>>> better for you, you can always go back. Everybody has his own approach, and
>>> what works for one person may not work for another.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bogdan Sass
>>> CCAI,CCSP,JNCIA-ER,CCIE #22221 (RS)
>>> Information Systems Security Professional
>>> "Curiosity was framed - ignorance killed the cat"
>>>
>>>
>>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________________________________
>>> Subscription information may be found at:
>>> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>>>
>>
>>
>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>>
>> _______________________________________________________________________
>> Subscription information may be found at:
>> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sat Nov 01 2008 - 15:35:19 ARST