[c-nsp] Cisco lab using open-source routing dameons(quagga, zebra, ..)

[Joe Shen]

As zebra simulate a large part of IOS interface, it
should be helpful to pratice with zebra. In fact,
someone, who left cisco, said most part of IOS code is
similar to those in Linux; well , as you know
commercial software is differs from those open source
only at  code quality & debugging experienced. I don't
think students graduated from university will try to
innovate some new code when doing some code with TCP. 

If he's trying to get familar with CISCO product,
maybe only cisco product is fitful.

Joe

--- Jason Ackley <jason at ackley.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Kim Onnel wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone built a lab with PCs running quagga or
> zebra, in order to
> > get hands-on experience with BGP, OSPF, MPLS if
> possible?
> 
>  If you are trying to get hands-on with Cisco
> BGP/OSPF/MPLS, you should 
>  run Cisco equipment otherwise the time spent in the
> lab will only make 
>  you an expert at what you run in the lab :)
> 
> > I have a bunch of PCs that i would like to run as
> a lab, is it feasible
> 
>  For things like education of core concepts you can
> use anything, but keep 
>  in mind the implementation differences between
> vendors and 
>  open-source projects.
> 
>  While there are RFCs that govern how the protocols
> interact with each 
>  other, there is nothing about how to configure
> them.
> 
>  
> And more importantly.. If you are using the lab to
> pre-stage or test out
> new ideas that you want to move to your production
> network, it (the lab)  
> should mirror the production network.  
> 
> No sense in proving something will work in the lab
> on quagga if you are
> going to be implementing it on something else in the
> production network.
> 
> Perhaps I am just crazy, but I have seen too many
> lab-to-production 
> migrations fail due to the lab/staging area not
> being in sync with the 
> production network equipment-wise.
> 
> 
> 
> cheers,
> --
> jason
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