what routers to buy for ccna????????

ukmw

i have already bought a 2521 and im currently bidding on a 4000 router but not sure what interfaces it has is this any good to me ??????
and do i need a switch????

Ten9t6

It will help.....do you know what modules it has...?

Most people pass it with a few 2500s and a small switch. You will not be doing anything advanced on the test, so it will make a good addition. I had 4 of them in my rack, before I sold it. One I had as a large frame switch.

ukmw

im also trying for a 2509 but im not sure what modules the 4000 has im waiting on a reply from seller
do you know if a Cisco uBR924 would work with cable broadband in scotland???

mikej412

You might want to double check the last version of IOS available for the 4000s. And also see if someone here has some/has seen some -- for some reason I think they may give off more heat then a newer smaller router.

keenon

depending on your budget you can do it with a 1710 or 1720 series router and a 2900xl-en.. i have seen each of them running close to 100

duncnz

I'm no expert, but I've got:

2 2503s which have 2 serial, 1 ethernet, 1 bri, 1 aux and 1 console
1 2514 which has all of the above minus and bri port but it has an additional ethernet which is cool
1 1601R which has an ethernet, a console and a serial plus another serial on a wic1t card...I like this baby because it doesn't have a fan (no noise).
2 2900 switches (2924 and a 2912).

I guess it all owes me about £250-£300.

I'm still working through all the labs, but so far this lot has done everything I want with the exception of intervlan routing, which requires IP+ IOS I think (maybe someone can clarify that).

To be honest, I use Bosin Netsim a lot more than the hardware, but I have learnt a lot from updating the IOS, registry settings, memory, cabling and general mucking about.