Re: Dynamips with real switches / R&S v.4

The fatter the better. I don't think anyone here has had issues with any of
the mainline platforms. I wouldn't add another 512K to my netbook and
expect to run 15 routers....

Charles Henson

                                                                                                                         
  From: Marc La Porte <marc.a.laporte_at_gmail.com>
                                                                                                                         
  To: Charles.Henson_at_regions.com
                                                                                                                         
  Cc: Michael McFarlin <router.genie_at_gmail.com>, ccielab_at_groupstudy.com, nobody_at_groupstudy.com, Ramanpreet Singh
              <sikandar.raman_at_gmail.com>
                                                                                                                         
  Date: 10/26/2009 11:40 AM
                                                                                                                         
  Subject: Re: Dynamips with real switches / R&S v.4
                                                                                                                         

Thanks all...

Any suggestions on rack server hardware? Quad core, brand, memory, etc?

Marc

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 21:32, <Charles.Henson_at_regions.com> wrote:

> That's why I ran multiple NICs and no trunks.
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> Charles Henson
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> From: Michael McFarlin <router.genie_at_gmail.com>
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> To: Ramanpreet Singh <sikandar.raman_at_gmail.com>,
> ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
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> Date: 10/23/2009 01:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: Dynamips with real switches / R&S v.4
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> The trouble with this method is you can't do router on a stick. Or at
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> I haven't figured out a way. The dynamips virtual switch doesn't do 802.1
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> tunneling. A minor hassle though. You can just adjust your labs
> accordingly.
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> -Mike McFarlin
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> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Ramanpreet Singh
> <sikandar.raman_at_gmail.com>wrote:
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> > If you have 5 switches, you just need one NIC, which can support
> > vlans/dot1q trunk.
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> > You can use one of the switch as Break-out switch.
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> > For more details check this link.
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> > http://7200emu.hacki.at/viewtopic.php?t=7387
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> > -Raman
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> > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Marc La Porte
<marc.a.laporte_at_gmail.com
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> > > Hey guys,
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> > > If I want to do Dynamips with real switches, and I want to connect 4
> > > switches, I assume I need 4 NICs in my PC, right?
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> > > Do you guys have any advice on what type of PC (processing etc) that
> can
> > > deal with this in combination with the 12.4T requirements of the 4.0
> lab?
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> > > Thanks
> > > Marc
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> > > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
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> > >
Received on Mon Oct 26 2009 - 12:00:43 ART