In reading Dax's email (and personally knowing Dax to be a "real expert"), I had the same thought. I'd love to learn how to set this all up in a day. Even two or three days would be worth it.
Anybody willing to contribute a "Quick and Dirty Guide to Network Nirvana in Three Days or Less"? Maybe just pointers to existing documentation? Places to start? Things to watch out for? Known gotchas?
I think it's unrealistic to do that in a day if you aren't an expert. At best, it'd be by rote instructions. Any variance would send you spiraling into a weeks worth of troubleshooting (which IMHO is excellent practice). I'm always happy to let our junior sysadmins go down those trails, but time sensitive projects require experience.
-Chuck