CCIE Lab using GNS3 and Quad NICs for Switches
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@ Rene-Gns3vault
Hello Rene, very helpful video. However, I would like to note here that there is a problem with the sound at the beginning. No sound for the first three minutes. I wonder if you can fix it and repost the video.
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@videogeek27 Those will probably work fine. One thing that I encountered which is worth checking out is the IRQ usage. Since you have 12x FastEthernet you'll have many IRQs in use. Any decent card will use "IRQ sharing". If not you might get some IRQ conflicts (nasty!)...
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@openvue I bought 3 Adaptec quad NIC cards - (1) 64044LV and (2) 62044 (I'm not sure of the difference, but the 64044LV was only $20 on e-bay). Be sure to note that they are not PCIe, they are PCI-x. I have these installed in an old PC and they seem to work just fine in the PCI slots. I haven't done a lot of testing with them, but they are currently working just fine with GNS3 and my 3550 switches.
A big thanks to Rene for showing how to do all this!!
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@openvue I *think* it'll work. The only issue you might have is that your USB ethernet interface might renumber if you reboot. Haven't tested it...It would be a good and cheaper solution than my quad-nics.
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Hi!
Is it good to use a 5ports USB PCI-X card and a bunch of USB2Ethernet adapters instead of using a USB hub.
I found Quad nic pci cards very expensive!
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dyhs2006 2 weeks ago
@dyhs2006 So true! Keep in mind that many quad nic cards will work fine for a GNS3 server. Check a couple on ebay, some can be bought for way less than $100. If it can do 802.1Q you will be fine. And of course keep us posted ;)
GNS3Vault 2 weeks ago
@Rene-Gns3vault
Hello..., first of all great idea! :)) Right now I'm planning to make a GNS3 server like this on my own. A question from my side..., I did'nt get it clearly..., which Ubuntu OS did you use - Ubuntu server (i.e. actual release is 11.10 or 10.04 LTE) or normal Ubuntu desktop release 11.10 or 10.04 LTE?
silvioZGB 2 months ago
@silvioZGB It doesn't matter much which Linux flavor you'll use...as long as it runs GNS3/Dynamips and SSH you'll be fine. I like to use Ubuntu because i'm spoiled with apt-get ;) It's easy to install applications...Ubuntu also has VNC server by default which is nice for GNS3. I'm using 11.04 because I don't like Gnome3 in Ubuntu 11.10.
GNS3Vault 2 months ago