Everybody kind of has their own method that they come up with and use. I wish I had a picture of the method I use, because it was very effective for me.
Basically, I would draw all the routers and all the connections, just like on the original diagram. On all links between routers I would write the interface name on the top of the line on each side and the last octet of the ip address below the line. Somewhere in the middle above the line I would write the subnet for instance 10.0.0.0/24. Then I would draw dotted circles for my IGPs with descriptions next to the circles like "OSPF area 0" or "EIGRP AS 100". Usually the provided BGP diagram was good enough, but sometimes I drew out an additional one as well on a seperate page. Additionally, on my diagram that had my L2/L3/IGP stuff I would have a section in the corner for what the IP addressing scheme was for loopbacks like "Loopbacks: 200.0.0.x". Below that I would have my Frame-Relay PVCs and in some cases VLAN mapping information as well. I encourage you to play around and find what is comfortable and readable for you. I know that I personally have very neat handwriting and am very articulate, so I was able to do all that stuff in one diagram. At bootcamp I had many students say how they couldn't believe how efficient , accurate my diagram was all on a single page. It all depends on what you like though. I will also say that in the real lab you really must already have this down to a science and treat it just like any other practice lab. Having your own diagram allows you to mark all over whatever you want as you are not allowed to write on the diagram they give you. On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Rodney Jackson <[email protected]>wrote: > Each of the IPX Labs say to redraw the topology, which, I attempt, but > can't seem to get anything better than what is included. So, does anyone > have any tips on drawing the Lab topology (that includes the Cisco Lab > topology too)? > > thanks > Rodney > -- Regards, Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S) Sr. Support Engineer – IPexpert, Inc. URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
