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April 28, 2008
My First GNS3 Lab...
Thanks for all the feedback on my GNS3Labs.com idea from the previous post. Here's what I've decided to do: GNS3Labs.com will not (immediately) be a "hosted" GNS3 solution since there are a TON of technical details I still need to work out to make this possible. Instead, it will become a repository of labs for all things Cisco. Here's what I plan on doing:
1. Build the site (probably a Joomla solution...once I figure out Joomla. I'm so pathetic at anything dealing with web development)...but I do know the HTML code to make things bold. :)
2. Create a "lab writing template." I would like all the labs on this site to have a uniform look-and-feel to them. The lab template will be distributed to anyone who wants it.
3. Create a sample lab (more on this at the end of this post).
4. Accept submissions from all of YOU (and the general GNS3 community) and post them to the site.
Now...to the title of this slide. I'm on my way in creating the first GNS3 Lab Topology and Guide. I've decided to make it a big CCNA-level lab. Network World magazine has invited me to be their "blogger of the month" for the month of May to promote my new CCNA Practice Questions book. I'll be posting my first CCNA practice lab both here and to the Network World CCNA blog I'll be running in the beginning of May.
I'm really excited to see this thing take off!
Posted by JC at April 28, 2008 3:20 PM
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Jeremey,
This is wonderful. I can't wait to see the first lab. Great work!
Posted by: Steve at April 28, 2008 4:17 PM
GNS3 latest update was released last sunday...FYI
Posted by: Shawn at April 28, 2008 9:59 PM
Been playing around with Joomla for a while very robust CMS. http://www.rockettheme.com/ is a great resource for templates that are very flexible and the forums their are very helpful and friendly.
You may find Drupal a little better though for the lab template design. Drupal has more of a learning curve, doesn't have the readily available pretty templates that Joomla has but it's more flexible framework and from my limited experience more stable and has a more solidly put together feel.
just my .02 cents. love the site.
Posted by: thinguy at April 29, 2008 7:48 AM
Joomla is an excellent solution. Along with the forums I would recommend having a wiki style section. I have started creating my own little IT helpdesk topics website based on Dokuwiki. You can check out the implementation here: http://teqedge.com/doku.php
Posted by: Shamim at April 29, 2008 9:25 AM