CCNA/CCNP Physical Lab Equipment??
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pevangel
Member Posts: 342
I say stick with Packet Tracer and GNS3. If money was not an issue, I would still prefer virtual/software. There are a lot of advantages with virtualized gear over real gear:
- I can do any lab, anywhere, anytime as long as I have my laptop with me.
- Setting up labs, the connections, and booting everything up takes a lot less time.
- I can build a topology, work on it, save it, and come back to it at a later time. No need to rewire the lab every time I switch topologies.
- I can run 20+ routers which allows me to lab things like an enterprise with multiple branch sites connected to an ISP running MPLS.
- It's free!!! Let's face it, money is always an issue. If it wasn't, then you'd see more people running expensive gear instead of cheap EOL gear.
Save your money for a couple of 3560s and a server(s) to run GNS3, CSR1000v, ASAv, vSRX, vMX, VM-200/300/1000, BIG-IP VEs, <stick any vendor's virtual appliance here>. Everyone's going virtual. We've had some of the biggest vendors in networking in our office recently and every single one pitched some virtual appliance. -
cee134
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So what do you do when you can't get Packet tracer and have no iOS for GNS3? I don't have much money to spend on training but would like to get my CCNA. I have all the books I need, which I get at my local Library. -
Paulieb81
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So what do you do when you can't get Packet tracer and have no iOS for GNS3? I don't have much money to spend on training but would like to get my CCNA. I have all the books I need, which I get at my local Library.
You get real creative finding an IOS or old hardware.Going back to school to finish my B.S.
Goals for 2017: Security+, CCNA = NOT DONE YET
Goals for 2018: VCP6, PMI CAPM, ITIL, Six Sigma
... and when there is time: MCSE, CCNA Security -
MTciscoguy
Member Posts: 552
A copy of IOS is not difficult to come by, I have access to quite a few of them.Current Lab: 4 C2950 WS, 1 C2950G EI, 3 1841, 2 2503, Various Modules, Parts and Pieces. Dell Power Edge 1850, Dell Power Edge 1950. -
NetworkNewb
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You can get packet tracer very easily... do google search for Free Student Edition Packet Tracer. Or like others said you can buy old cheap hardware and get the image off those.
