Hey guys,

I was just thinking it would be great to have PDFs available of topology diagrams where we can fill in the interface names, etc that we'll be using in our home lab. An editable PDF would be preferable, but even just a blank one that we can print out would be great too :)

Thanks!

I agree.  While most of my interfaces are consistent with IE diagrams, there are several that are not.  Marking thru and changing them is not that big of a deal, but if the option was there, I would definately take advantage of it!

You know what would be REALLY awesome... is if you could have the option to fill out a web form with the interface names for each of the devices you're using, and they will dynamically generate PDFs that match YOUR lab when you download the labs.

For example, if I was using a 3640 for R3 and I had S1/0 and S1/1 rather than the S0/0 and S0/1 that are in the labs, you punch in "R3, S1/0, S1/1" into a form, and bam... the entire lab guide now uses the new interface names.

Lots of work? Yes. Awesome? Yes.

Sounds like a great idea.

Btw you can probably get s0/0 and s0/1 interfaces on 3640 if you use "WIC0/0 = WIC-2T".

I don't think that's true, as you need an NM that supports WIC modules in order to use that directive, and Dynamips currently doesn't support NM-xE2W's at this point, as far as I know.

That's why I tried the 2621XM earlier, I know IE is changing their labs to be 2621XMs and 2611XMs (according to Brian Dennis' topology video), so I thought I may as well make the switch now.

You are correct IPv6Freely the WIC-2T is not supported on 3640. I'm not sure what track you are studying for but if it's R/S I think the 3725 is a good choice for Dynamips and that does support the WIC-2T so you can get S0/0 and S0/1. I have been running that myself for the past year.

You are correct. What are the interface names of the Ethernet interfaces on a 3725? Are they E0/x?

If they are something else, I think I may switch my lab over to 2621XM and 2611XM.

The 3725 in Dynamips only have FastEthernet interfaces. The two interfaces you get by default are called Fe0/0 and Fe0/1. 

Yea... I think I'll switch to 2611XM's then.