Re: Question Regarding Study Material

Hi All

You can use IOU for MPLS.

Regards
Gaurav

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 3:41 AM, Yuri Bank <yuribank_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes. Dynamps cannot emulate Catalyst switches. But you only need a few
> 3550s/3560s which can be bought on ebay for pretty cheap.
>
> Dynamips CAN do most MPLS features, more than you would need on the
> CCIE R&S: LDP, RSVP-TE, FRR, VPNv4, EoMPLS (draft martini based).
>
> The only major MPLS features lacking in dynamips is VPLS which would
> only be an issue if you're doing the CCIE SP.
>
> -Yuri
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:15 PM, gaston brait <gbrait_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the info.
> > I currently use GNS3
> > My two main concerns with GNS3 are MPLS and not being able to emulate
> catalyst
> > switches.
> > I have read CCIE R&S Exam Guide Certification Guide and Routing TCP/IP
> Volume
> > I & II
> > Will try to find the others.
> > Thanks again for the info.
> >
> > Gaston
> >
> >
> >> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 13:08:46 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: Question Regarding Study Material
> >> From: yuribank_at_gmail.com
> >> To: gbrait_at_hotmail.com
> >> CC: nobody_at_groupstudy.com; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> >>
> >> What does your current lab look like? You may not need rack-rentals,
> >> have you ever used Dynamips/GNS3? Other than being cheap and flexible,
> >> recommend dynamips because it makes taking packet captures very easy
> >> at any point in the network. That can help a lot do get a deep
> >> understanding of how certain protocols work.
> >>
> >> I don't think anything can really make up for real experience, but
> >> good books and getting under the hood with labs can go a long way.
> >>
> >> My favorite (top 3) books for the CCIE Lab/Written:
> >>
> >> Routing TCP/IP Volume I & II
> >> MPLS Fundamentals
> >> CCIE R&S Exam Guide Certification Guide
> >>
> >> The above are most directly related to the exam topics.
> >>
> >> Beyond that, I highly recommend that any network engineer own and read
> >> the following: (These are not directly related to the R&S).
> >>
> >> Internetworking with TCP/IP /Comer
> >> TCP/IP Illustrated /Stevens
> >> Interconnections /Pearlman
> >>
> >> You see these three mentioned a lot, but its for a damn good reason.
> >> I've read them front to back, some multiple times.
> >>
> >> -Yuri
> >>
> >> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM, gaston brait <gbrait_at_hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Hi group,
> >> >
> >> > I'm going to sit for the lab on may the 3rd.
> >> > I dont have much hands on experience on a production environment (My
> main
> >> > experience for the exam comes from labs and reading)
> >> > Is there any book you would recommend that would help me overcome this
> > lack of
> >> > experience?
> >> > I would also appreciate if someone could recommend me a good rack
> rental,
> > I
> >> > live in Argentina, so the cheaper the better :p
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance,
> >> >
> >> > Gaston
> >> >
> >> >
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