Post Your Lab (PICS)

Hey Everyone,
I couldn't find any other thread similar to this after searching for a while, so I wanted to get one going. It would be great if everyone could post pictures of their current home or work lab (Big or Small). Hopefully we can get the CCNP/CCIE folks to post in here as well.

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boile

wildfire wrote: »

anyway heres mine

http://www.cisco-engineer.com/graphics/netmapnewg2.jpg

Hi
Just wondering, which software have u used for this picture?

mikej412

boile wrote: »

which software have u used for this picture?

I'd guess Dia -- since it comes with icons that look like that.

But Cisco also had similar "marketing icons" available for download on their website that looked like that and could be used in any "paint" program.

fly351

Dantrak Net - New and Used Networking Equipment and Peripherals. Skeletek Racks and Accessories.

I got mine bolted together today, and all my routers mounted. I will post pictures when I get the switches mounted. I think I might need another UPS now lol..

alan2308

A lot of love for Dantrak, and rightly so. Great racks at a great price. But did anyone check out their Cisco lab kits? 1900 switches? LOL

Kaminsky

alan2308 wrote: »

A lot of love for Dantrak, and rightly so. Great racks at a great price. But did anyone check out their Cisco lab kits? 1900 switches? LOL

Good place for cables too.

Darthn3ss

More skeletek love!

just added 2 new 2950s. I just need a handful of NM-4a/s's and i'll be good.

notgoing2fail

what's the role of the laptop you have sitting on that workstation?

Darthn3ss

notgoing2fail wrote: »

what's the role of the laptop you have sitting on that workstation?

the laptop is a webserver running ubuntu. the PC runs server 2008 and acts as a file sever, domain controller, and does some light virtualization for me too.

spartangtr

Just picked up a Skeletek and a few new pieces of equipment. Camera picture, i'll post a better one when I get everything cabled up and good to go.

Top to bottom:
1721
2610
2503
2620xm
3 x 2950
3550

VancouverTechie

fly351

nice rack

lol @ the monitor floating there. It always cracks me up to see something suspended in the air like that, I don't know why lol.

Darthn3ss

phoeneous wrote: »

Looks like I'll be buying a Skeletek next year for CCNA:S and CCNP

why wait til next year?!

fly351

Here we go! Finally got my 3550's in today! Oh, and Skeletek ftw lol!

1 x pix 506
3 x 2950T's
2 x 3550

1 x 3725
1 x 2610
2 x 2621
1 x 2650xm

notgoing2fail

fly351 wrote: »

Here we go! Finally got my 3550's in today! Oh, and Skeletek ftw lol!

1 x pix 506
3 x 2950T's
2 x 3550

1 x 3725
1 x 2610
2 x 2621
1 x 2650xm

Good stuff!! Now time to get it messy with wires!!

I always love how equipment looks without the wires.....

chmorin

I got my first physical lab up and running recently, I'll post up some pics next time I fire her up.

mikej412

mikej412 wrote: »

Cisco also had similar "marketing icons" available for download on their website that looked like that and could be used in any "paint" program.

Network Topology Icons: Network Topology Icons - Cisco Systems

The last link on that page takes you to the Visio Icons: Products & Services Visio Stencils - Cisco Systems

fly351

sweet, thanks for sharing that mike!

alan2308

We need to get this thread going again.

2x 1602
1x 2502
1x 2514
1x 2524
2x 2610
1x 2612
1x 1900
1x 2900XL
1x 3550

2x Ninja's with pet sharks to defend the network (my daughter's doing).

tiersten

You can read those two numbers written on your computer desk. If they're still valid numbers then you should probably black out that portion of your image.

spartangtr

Updated lab(not fully configured yet):

2610
2503
2620xm
2621
2x 2950
2x 3550

Not pictured: 1721

2010-09-28_10-03-25_783.jpg

Netwurk

3640 x 2
2691 x 1
2621 x 1
2501 x 2
2511 x 1
2514 x 1
2516 x 2
2520 x 1
7940 x 2
3550 x 3
2950 x 1
2924 x 2
2926 x 1
2948 x 1
AP350 x 1
ISDN simulator

Will post a pic when I get the time

alan2308

tiersten wrote: »

You can read those two numbers written on your computer desk. If they're still valid numbers then you should probably black out that portion of your image.

I forgot someone wrote those on there. They havent been valid for at least 6 years, but I'll fix that either way. Thanks.

Somnipotent

The Goods:

SKELETEK 20U Rack
2650XM Access Server + NM-16A
3845 CORE + 2x NM-4T
2x Cat3550-48
4x 2650XMs + WIC-1T
2650XM Frame Relay Switch + NM-8A/S + 2x WIC-1T
2x Cat2950-24SX
3x 2610 Backbones + WIC-2T
12 port CyberPower 1U surge protector

Netwurk

Somnipotent wrote: »

The Goods:

SKELETEK 20U Rack
2650XM Access Server + NM-16A
3845 CORE + 2x NM-4T
2x Cat3550-48
4x 2650XMs + WIC-1T
2650XM Frame Relay Switch + NM-8A/S + 2x WIC-1T
2x Cat2950-48SX
3x 2610 Backbones + WIC-2T
12 port CyberPower 1U surge protector

Cool rack. And the IOS Cookbook book on top of the rack is a nice touch. It's a great book that every Cisco geek should have.

Jollycork

Gruber 48U relay rack
3 2650XMs 1-4 A/S Frame Relay rest with WIC 1T
2 2620XMs w/ WIC 1T
1 2511 access
1 3640 NM 1FE 2W 2 WIC 1T
1 3550 + 2 7940s
2 1760V 1 w/FXS & FXO both w/WIC 1T / both run CME
3 2950T-24 EI
1 CUCM VMWare image on 2U rackmount server
1ea 386 era laptop as Hyperterminal interface

and ashamed to say enough spagetti cabling it'd take years to unravel.

peanutnoggin

Jollycork wrote: »

Gruber 48U relay rack
3 2650XMs 1-4 A/S Frame Relay rest with WIC 1T
2 2620XMs w/ WIC 1T
1 2511 access
1 3640 NM 1FE 2W 2 WIC 1T
1 3550 + 2 7940s
2 1760V 1 w/FXS & FXO both w/WIC 1T / both run CME
3 2950T-24 EI
1 CUCM VMWare image on 2U rackmount server
1ea 386 era laptop as Hyperterminal interface

and ashamed to say enough spagetti cabling it'd take years to unravel.

A 48U rack... oh man!!! That would force me to buy more gear to fill it up!!

Sounds like you have a pretty sweet setup!! Any pics?

-Peanut

Jollycork

peanutnoggin wrote: »

A 48U rack... oh man!!! That would force me to buy more gear to fill it up!! Sounds like you have a pretty sweet setup!! Any pics?

-Peanut

will take one and post later.

the rack is a single relay, not 4 post, no room for a 4 post. Use shelves to support the rackmount servers. It also houses a tower server on bottom shelf along with patch panel so there's not much room to add stuff which is good for the wallet.:) Actually got the rack to house Microsoft servers and not Cisco stuff, but been working on CCNP/CCNA Voice so came in handy.

Gruber 48Us 2 posts run around $180.00 but then there's shipping so around $200 USD. Chatsworth racks are, way over priced.

Netwurk

First two pics are of my Skeletek rack

Next is a 2620 which connects to my ISP

A fibre run goes over to my workbench, where I have a server and two switches

And finally, here is my old school ISDN simulator

jovan88

Netwurk where did you get that ISDN simluator man I want one

Netwurk

jovan88 wrote: »

Netwurk where did you get that ISDN simluator man I want one

It's an Emutel Lite and when I got it five years ago they were going for around $150

And it looks like they still are

ISDN Simulator Arca Tech Emutel Lite V1.2Lc US NET2xU - eBay (item 310255808395 end time Oct-27-10 14:23:34 PDT)