Good lab from ebay?

gbdavidx

Will this be good for CCNA AND CCNP?

I dont want to spend that much so i thought i'd get a kit from ebay, i was looking at this one

Cisco Ccent CCNA CCNP*2X2610XM 12 4T iOS CME 4 Free Shipping Best on eBay | eBay

or should i get something like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cisco-Premium-Home-Lab-Kit-for-CCNA-CCNP-1-YearWarranty-/130563461270?pt=US_Wired_Routers&hash=item1e66305096

what do you guy's think? would this get me through CCNP?

Deathmage

gbdavidx wrote: »

Will this be good for CCNA AND CCNP?

I dont want to spend that much so i thought i'd get a kit from ebay, i was looking at this one

Cisco Ccent CCNA CCNP*2X2610XM 12 4T iOS CME 4 Free Shipping Best on eBay | eBay

or should i get something like this?
Cisco Premium Home Lab Kit for CCNA CCNP 1 Yearwarranty | eBay

what do you guy's think? would this get me through CCNP?

that's what my CCNA lab started out as....

you will need a few more capable ones for CCNP.

OfWolfAndMan

What's your budget? You need l3 switches for CCNP. Not sure about the routers as you can do all that in GNS3

gbdavidx

Deathmage wrote: »

that's what my CCNA lab started out as....

you will need a few more capable ones for CCNP.

which one I posted two...

gbdavidx

OfWolfAndMan wrote: »

What's your budget? You need l3 switches for CCNP. Not sure about the routers as you can do all that in GNS3

prefer not to spend more then the 2nd one...
do the C2950 do layer 3 switching?

MTciscoguy

gbdavidx wrote: »

prefer not to spend more then the 2nd one... do the C2950 do layer 3 switching?

Nope, the 2950 is a L2 switch. The 2948G is a fixed configuration wire speed L3 Switch. Catalyst 2948G-L3 Switch* [Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series Switches] - Cisco Systems If you want a L3 switch you need to be looking at 35XX switch, Also the 2960 has Limited L3 functionality. If you are looking at L3 capabilities, then look for a lab on ebay that includes switches with that functionality. I would suggest reading this thread: http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccna-ccent/28660-ccna-ccent-home-lab-ideas.html

Jon_Cisco

If you have not started yet I seriously think you should look into packet tracer for CCNA. It gives you 90% of what you need in a single easy to use interface. CCNP requires layer 3 switches which are barely discussed in CCNA.

Once you are familiar with the content you will be able to make a better choice for the equipment. I have a lab and still add to it but I do most things in packet tracer then redo them on the real equipment.

lrb

You can do almost everything from the CCNA to the CCNP level (routing and switching anyway) with IOU/Web-IOU. The only exceptions that come to mind are Serial links and UDLD but this could be done with GNS3. There are pre-build Linux VMs with the latest IOS releases for IOU too. Shouldn't be too hard to find with Google

Architect192

seling my lab... Cisco CCIE, CCNP, CCNA kit | résaux | Longueuil / Rive-Sud | Kijiji

Deathmage

I recently snagged a lot of 2 3550's for $89.99 off ebay and a solo 3750 for $75 off ebay. Plus I got 4 more 2950's in a lot for $48.99 of ebay too.

If that's within your budget look of ebay and search with keyword "lot of Cisco [insert number classification here]"

theodoxa

"Series 7"

Layer 2 Switches -- 2950
Layer 3 Switches -- 3550
Routers -- 831, 836, 851, 857, 1700 Series, 2600XM Series, 3700 Series

"Series 8"

Layer 2 Switches -- 2960
Layer 3 Switches -- 3560, 3750
Routers -- 866, 867, 871, 876, 877, 878, 886, 1800 Series, 2800 Series, 3800 Series

"Series 9"

Layer 2 Switches -- 2960
Layer 3 Switches -- 3560v2, 3750v2, 3850
Routers -- 861, 881, 887, 888, 891, 892, 1900 Series, 2900 Series, 3900 Series

"Series 7" routers will run 12.4T (Some models won't run Advanced IP Services or Advanced Enterprise, but will run IP Base)
"Series 8" routers will run 15.1T
"Series 9" routers will run 15.4T
I grouped switches by roughly which generation of router they match. The 3560 and 3750 will run newer IOSes designed for the 3560v2 and 3750v2. As best I can tell, the only thing Cisco changed between the older and newer models was to reduce power consumption and make them all the same size (previously, they were all different sizes).

Ideally, you would want "Series 9" devices, but these are still for the most part (exception: 800 Series Routers listed in "Series 9") way beyond most of our budgets. "Series 8" is next best and should cover everything for the current CCNA and CCNP. "Series 7" are the cheapest and will cover most CCNA topics and a good majority of CCNP topics.

If you are on a tight budget, I would go with --

2 x 2950
2 x 3550 (Make sure to download the latest IP Services IOS)
3 x 1760 (Make sure it is "32F" / Has 32 MB Flash)
3 x MEM1700-128D (128 MB DRAM Upgrade for the 1760 to allow it to run the latest 12.4T Advanced IP Services image -- c1700-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T14.bin)
1 x 2811
3 x WIC-1DSU-T1
3 x WIC-1DSU-T1-V2

If you have a little extra, I would --

1) swap the 1760's out for 1841's (unless you need voice support)
2) swap the 2950's for 2960's or 3560's/3750's
3) swap the 3550's for 3560's/3750's