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oh, yeah. i forgot to mention what kind of router i
have. it's pretty full-featured. has spi, nat support
and vpn. all those things.


>-----Original Message-----
>ok, seems like i might have some trouble running VM and
>multiple OSes. i just don't have the hardware resources
>right now.
>
>before buying any hardware with enough system resources
to
>power VM, I'm gonna setup an actual small physical
>network, and take it from there. I'll experiment with
and
>learn from it. and if and when the time comes that i can
>scrap together a good system, i'll decide on VM.
>
>here's what i've got:
>
>- a laptop with P3 running Xp (i know, that's old)
>- 2 desktops even older than the laptop
>- also got myself a router too
>
>i guess my main comp for the network will be the laptop
>since that's the best i've got right now.
>
>say that i'm going for MCSA right now. any suggestions
on
>what i should be installing/configuring and running on
>each comp?
>
>oh, by the way, you guys' posts about simulations like
>Boson's NetSim... how about sims for microsoft certs,
>seeing as i'll have trouble running VM and will have to
go
>the simulation and physical network routes? know any
good
>ones?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>can you provide some advice one:
>>
>>1. setting up a virtual machine and installing necessary
>>OSes and software from which to learn and study
>>
>>2. lab/simulation software for various certifications.
i
>>realize this a microsoft newsgroup, but any advice on
>>Cisco certs as well (i'm thinking about doing cisco
certs
>>along with microsoft ones)
>>
>>3. can you run networks (virtual ones) with virtual
>>machine without the actual equipment? if yes, how?
>>
>>also, any websites offering resources/info particularly
>to
>>the above would be helpful.
>>
>>-thanks
>>.
>>
>.
>
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