I love dynamips/dynagen

while im unemployed and have lots of down time I will be studying for the bgp exam.

I want to say that I love dynamips. that is all.

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BroadcastStorm

Stupid question how do you make dynamips talk to real labs?

mikej412

BroadcastStorm wrote: »

how do you make dynamips talk to real labs?

Dynamips / Dynagen Tutorial

keenon

BroadcastStorm wrote: »

Stupid question how do you make dynamips talk to real labs?

map in to a real interface on your pc/server by using the network device list bat file that's included in the install

ex.

NIO_gen_eth:\Device\NPF_{BE2C6129-9E41-4316-A485-F74A4DFF4515}
Name : Local Area Connection 3
Desciption: b57w2k9 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Driver

ROUTER R1
fa0/0 = NIO_gen_eth:\Device\NPF_{BE2C6129-9E41-4316-A485-F74A4DFF4515}

ColbyG

I'm a big fan too. I thought I was one of the few on this forum.

keenon

nope its all i about use nowadays.. i sold my off all of my real rack and built a dynamips lab. its nice to change size of lab at will without additional cabling, power, and all the other mess.

Rack overview on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

networker050184

Big fan here also. I use it for study, testing and generating configurations to copy and paste. Its the bee's knees!

Paul Boz

It is most definitely a great resource. I used it heavily in all of my Cisco certification studies and still use it all the time to stay sharp. It is very convenient to be able to play on a test network on a 3 hour flight.

chrisone

whats dynamaps? is that like some microsoft street maps thing?

LOL j/k I love GNS3! yahoo!

telco1

I think we should all have a dynamips party! whoo hooooooo!

get funky!!!!

sorry guys I have alot of time on my hands.

MentholMoose

Yes it's awesome. I use the GNS3 front-end.

APA

Yes I ruv dynamips long time......

Use it along with some real networking gear... like PaulBoz said it's handy having a mobile lab you can take with you anywhere!

BroadcastStorm

keenon wrote: »

nope its all i about use nowadays.. i sold my off all of my real rack and built a dynamips lab. its nice to change size of lab at will without additional cabling, power, and all the other mess.

Rack overview on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

You totally got rid of your routers :P

I spent a good 600 $ for 4 of my 2600 XM routers, and a friend gave me 2 additional 2651XM, that I am thinking of disposing to finance some 3550 switches.

But again something inside me is saying nothing beats the real thing that's probably the reason why I still have them, and the expense is so minimal it's probably a 2 - 3 days salary for some of us, I'm also stoked that this 2600XM keeps getting new IOS.

I just can't let go haha...

Plus I look hot, it's my way of trying to impress router girl haha just kidding...

Aldur

dynamips/GNS3 is a godsend to me.

I sure didn't relish the idea of spending a couple grand to put together a cisco lab or the increased power bill.

Sure there's something to be said by having real equipment, but hell, there's just too many benefits that are gained using dynamips instead. Plus I was able to convince my wife that I needed a badass gaming rig to virtualize all the routers

networker050184

Aldur wrote: »

dynamips/GNS3 is a godsend to me.

I sure didn't relish the idea of spending a couple grand to put together a cisco lab or the increased power bill.

Sure there's something to be said by having real equipment, but hell, there's just too many benefits that are gained using dynamips instead. Plus I was able to convince my wife that I needed a badass gaming rig to virtualize all the routers

Welcome to the party! A little late, but better than never

Sett

Aldur wrote: »

Plus I was able to convince my wife that I needed a badass gaming rig to virtualize all the routers

Sorry for the offtopic, but I really like your style

Mrock4

The dynamips mafia of TE..I can see it now...

Forsaken_GA

emulation vs. iron in the hand is the cisco cert exam community version of vi vs. emacs

Turgon

Forsaken_GA wrote: »

emulation vs. iron in the hand is the cisco cert exam community version of vi vs. emacs

dynamips has its uses to be sure. I must set it up one of these days. But working with real gear will give you insights you will need on the job. Try a mixture if you dont get much hands on in the field!

Forsaken_GA

Turgon wrote: »

dynamips has its uses to be sure. I must set it up one of these days. But working with real gear will give you insights you will need on the job. Try a mixture if you dont get much hands on in the field!

I am right there with ya man. I see the value of emulation for a quick and dirty method of proof of concept if you don't have the spare equipment to mock it up, but if you do, then I'll take the real gear every single time

rgutowski200

Hello All,

I am new to the forum. I am in my 2nd semester in a Cisco academy in college working toward my CCNA and working on my associate's degree in network administration, than on to my bachelors degree in Info Assurance. I have downloaded GNS3 and my question is where do I get the IOS to get the program to run? Thanks for your help and this forum is great.
Ron