From: GAURAV MADAN (gauravmadan1177@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 26 2009 - 09:39:48 ART
Hi Dale
I will sugest onyl 1 thing ....
whatever aproach u r following .. make sure you have done atleast 10 labs
with that approach .
I had a single approach and i had done unlimted number of labs with same
approach .
sometimes gets frustrating as well that why am i drawing this diagram when
there is no use fo this .
For me .. i used :
1) As soon as exam begin ; i would copy all pre loaded configs on routers
goven to me in a notepad . it does help sometime . specailly in case where u
want to revert to the situation whre lab started < ====== NOT ALWAYS useful
but yes it helps
2) Next i will always draw a L2 diagram ; 4 switches in a square shape and
proper vlans and trunk mentioned
This is imp is visualising the corrrect data path .
3) Next i will draw the L3 diagram
HTH
Gaurav Madan
CCIE # 23863
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:50 AM, Dale Shaw <dale.shaw@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> When it comes to the big day, can anyone think of a good reason not to
> 'shutdown' all switch ports first, enabling only the ports required by
> the specific lab topology?
>
> In other words, literally "int range fa0/1-24" (or as appropriate),
> "shutdown" everything, then as you're working through the lab guide,
> configuring ports/assigning VLANs/creating Etherchannels etc.,
> enabling ports as you go?
>
> Apart from the obvious potential trap of forgetting to "no shut" a
> port, or situations where the task(s) make it clear you are not
> permitted to shut anything else down, are there any traps?
>
> I was recently bitten by a problem caused by a switch-to-switch link
> that was not part of my lab topology -- I had a flapping EIGRP
> neighbour and it was all down to some 'extra' switchports coming in to
> play.
>
> Curious about the way other people approach this issue.
>
> cheers,
> Dale
>
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