Re: R&S Dynamips

Soapbox.....

We have a new dynamips thread with the same questions about every other day
on this thread. It appears that "search the archive" is a troublesome
concept.

I strongly agree that if you are looking to go from seed to tree in 3-4
months (and money is no issue) you need to just rent/buy a rack for 90 days
and pound away. But I don't think that is the right solution. Last time I
checked, this certification was supposed to be about knowledge, not
cramming and it sounds like you are looking for a cram opportunity.

Moving on

I use dynamips every day. I've been using it with IPExpert labs /
InternetworkExpert labs / home labs for months. Yes, there is some time up
front to tweak it. But once it's set, you are good. It is very rare that I
actually have an issue with a lab on dynamips. I have had just as many
issues with typos in vendor labs. Yes, I said it. They're darn good but not
perfect. I'm overly thorough and maybe that is why I catch them. It's not a
good trait. Folks who tell you that you can't depend on dynamips need to
invest a little more time in their dynamips setup or stay clear of the
subject. I've seen plenty of folks on this thread who run it and who claim
to have passed the lab with 80 or 100% dynamips.

If money is no issue, buy or rent a rack for 100% certainty you a matched
up to the cisco blueprint. absolutely. If time is a major factor like it
is, buy or rent a rack. If you want a solution to build and evaluate
features to better your understanding of the technology, dynamips is a
great offering and I'm thankful to everyone who supports it.

PS: Typos and hiccups are great. I've learned more about troubleshooting
technologies by debugging a flipped octet or a hung neighbor than anything
else. Yes, it's frustrating if you are trying to do a timed lab, but I've
noticed that my actual timed labs have improved since I spend so much time
debugging and verifying in my non-timed labs. It helps you understand what
you need to look at.

Charles

                                                                                                                                 
  From: marish shah <contactmarish_at_gmail.com>
                                                                                                                                 
  To: "Tony Schaffran (GS)" <groupstudy_at_cconlinelabs.com>
                                                                                                                                 
  Cc: Muhammad Saleem <msaleems_at_gmail.com>, ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
                                                                                                                                 
  Date: 05/14/2009 01:30 AM
                                                                                                                                 
  Subject: Re: R&S Dynamips
                                                                                                                                 

I agree with Tony,If you r starting now u should have rent a racks or buy
ur
own rack.But if ur pocket is not giving u permission to buy or rent for
three for months then .Use dynmapis spent ur one and two months on dynampis
and try to understand the tecnology.And when u come on 4 hours and 8 hours
lab then rent a racks.

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:03 AM, Tony Schaffran (GS) <
groupstudy_at_cconlinelabs.com> wrote:

> If you want to be prepared to take your exam before October and you are
> just
> starting now, I would not recommend dynamips.
>
> You will spend more time setting it up and troubleshooting dynamips than
> preparing for your CCIE.
>
> Even after you do get it setup and running, if you ever run into a
problem,
> you will have to wonder if it is dynamips or your config.
>
>
> Tony Schaffran
> Sr. Network Consultant
> CCIE #11071
> CCNP, CCNA, CCDA,
> NNCDS, NNCSS, CNE, MCSE
>
> www.cconlinelabs.com
> Your #1 choice for online Cisco rack rentals.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Muhammad Saleem
> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:03 PM
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: R&S Dynamips
>
> I want to take my CCIE before LAB v4 starts, I want to start my CCIE R&S
> preparation with Dynamips, I have 4 3750 switches and one HP dual
processor
> with 2GB RAM server and 300GB HD server.
>
> Kindly guide me, how can I practice all of InternetworkExpert labs from
WB
> Vol 1&11 with above mentioned hardware??
>
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