Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?

Mustafa,

Have you tried Dynamips and NOT GNS3. I have a i7 and i am runing Windows XP
(Which is slower than yours), and i can open 10 3725s with NO problems, i
can do more but that is all i needed. On my Lenovo with Duo and XP i can
open 7 3725s with no problems, but i can NOT open 7 in GNS3, if i do the
processor utilization goes to 100 percent no matter what i do.

It's worth trying.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Mustafa Yadav <mustafa.yadav_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> I do agree on gns3 comments but I for full lab it is a real pain.i am using
> 3725 with switch module and after defining 6-7 vlan and all trunks between
> 4 switches suddenly it become unstable.Eighrp neighborship with switches
> and routers flappes and then even I can not ping from swithes.
>
> My laptop has i7 and I am usinbg windows 7.I do not why gns3 is doing like
> this.I tried many things decrease trunk links count to one and allowed
> only
> necessary vlan but somehow it did not work out.
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 6:13 PM, sam_manchester <
> sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Kambiz,
> >
> > I have used GNS3 extensively, and specially with 2961 L2 vlan support is
> > very good.
> >
> > My lab exam is 4 weeks away... just wanted to fine tune L2 stuff on 3560,
> > so
> > was looking for cheap online racks.
> >
> > GN3+3560 is also very good idea but not finding reasonable cost 3560..
> .let
> > me know if anyone interested selling 3560s?
> >
> > BTW how much 3560 cost?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Kambiz Agahian
> > Sent: 09 August 2010 10:36 PM
> > To: sam_manchester
> > Cc: Cisco certification
> > Subject: Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?
> >
> > Sam,
> >
> > I'd say GNS.
> >
> > When it comes to CCIE R&S we're talking about "general" and "special"
> > configurations. You can play with the general stuff (70-75% of the exam)
> at
> > a VERY low cost.
> >
> > GNS was not that good in the past but today it seems pretty mature. Now,
> > you
> > don't have to deal with learning Dynagen and other text based stuff.
> > Install
> > it like a simple Windows app and drive it through.
> >
> > Moreover, today you can purchase a decent PC off ebay for less than $300
> > and
> > run 12.4T on 10-15 routers.
> >
> > I need advanced switching feature. Now what? If you can afford some
> > switches
> > that would be great otherwise as a nice practice you can "customize" your
> > scenarios and eliminate direct switching, I do this all the time for my
> > students. You can then pay a lot less to rent a rack just to practice
> some
> > L2 features. Feel free to drop me a line if you need more info.
> >
> > A further saving step can be taken by purchasing outdated cheap 3550s and
> > then a small rack time budget can easily cover 3560 specific features
> > things
> > like QoS, PVLANs and IPv6.
> >
> > Having said that, I've seen an R&S home rack built at less than $300
> > (general topics only) :)
> >
> > Finally, if you're at the beginning of your journey I recommend GNS until
> > you feel you're done with all the general designs and configs.
> >
> > HTH
> > Kambiz Agahian
> >
> > CCIE Instructor/Consultant
> > M.Eng Telecom, CCIE# 25341, CCSI# 33326, MCSE, MCSA
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM, sam_manchester <
> > sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Friends,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Could anyone please let me know where I can get the cheapest (~5/6 hour
> > per
> > > session) rack rentals?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
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