Emulated Lab, part 2

Posted by aun on July 26, 2008

Connecting all the pieces together was much easier than I expected it to be. There are only three pieces (XP Client, IPS, ACS) external to Dynamips, all running VMware that need to be part of the Dynamips lab network.

If you are using Windows, like I am, you need to create a few Loopback adapters on Windows. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839013 explains how you can do that. Once you have the loopback adapter, and have assigned an IP to it, you need to bridge your VMware adapters to them. To do that, open up the VMware Server Console. Click on Host -> Virtual Network Settings, select the Host Virtual Network Mapping, and then pick the VMnet adapter that you want to bridge to the Loopback adapter you created. All the adapters appear in the drop-down.

Now, on GNS, create a cloud, right-click on it and select Configure. Select the loopback adapter from the drop-down list, and click Add. This is your link into the Dynamips network. That’s it folks! Now your VMware machine should be able to talk to your Dynamips network. Zoom zoom!

Scheduled for the Lab

Posted by aun on June 24, 2008

Tuesday, 12-09-2008

On to the lab

Posted by aun on June 23, 2008

Passed the written exam today… now comes the tough part. Stay tuned!

discipline

Posted by aun on April 21, 2008

when you have about 2 hours (pushing it) out of the 16-18 hours of average awake time, undertaking an exam like the ccie is no walk in the park. a job that requires you to be on your toes through the day, and kids that are waiting for you when you get back, only makes it tougher. but, you gotta do what you gotta do. so as a first step, i’ve decided to discipline myself - have everything organized, schedules set, and most importantly, stay on track, and not lose sight of my goal.