Post Your Lab (PICS)

ZeroHunter

nerdydad wrote: »

After seeing some of these pictures I feel unworthy, but I am still proud of what I have built so far, pardon the mess.

3 x 1721
2 x 2950
1 x 3550
1 x 2509
1 x 2008 server running 3 xp virtual machines as PC1, PC2 & PC3

I am in the final stretch to my CCNA at the University of Cincinnati, which is a Netacad facility.

Thanks to everyone here for all your help.

Looks like you are off to a GREAT start; and everyone loves Ikea!

See I have the Ikea Printer Stand (aka the coffee table $20.oo)

millworx

ZeroHunter wrote: »

I did 'inny' purely for cosmetic reasons and compensated for it by a patch panel in the front for the LAN connections and an Console Server for the Console Connections, Yes I still have to turn the rack around for the WIC Connections but that is not that often.





Patel128 & CaptObvious those are some sweet rack setups!

Thats a Nice Lantronix SCS 1620! My old mans an engineer there. Good products.

ZeroHunter

His Names Not Gary is it? That guy was a major help with getting it up and running again.

Patel128

I just ordered the EZ-RJ45s. I watched a few videos before i got all of the equipment, and dang does it seem like its going to be a lot easier now to make cables in lengths that i need. Thanks for the tip.

odysseyelite

Finally got my lab together. Using a entertainment center my father built years ago. No other use for it since it only holds a 25" CRT tv. Works great for a technology center for my cisco stuff, my printers and my VMware box.

2511 RJ-45 access switch (worth every penny)
4 x 2950T's
3 x 2500's
1 x 3640
1 x 2620XM
1 X 2650XM
1 X 2610

Various NM's.

Patel128

@odysseyelite Nice setup man. I totally agree on the terminal server. It might be considered lazy but for all of the time it takes to change the console cable i could be labbing or studying plus i don't really want to plug in and out the cable all the time to break the port.

Fiber-Optics

Here is my setup its actually over at a datacenter so I don't have to hear the constant sound.

Cisco 6506 Chassis with Sup2 MSFC2 engine
48 port - 10/100 copper blade

4 = Cisco 3640 Routers
1 = Cisco ASA 5505 ASA Firewall
1 = Cisco 2611 Router
2 = Cisco 7940G IP Phones
1 = VMWare Cisco Call Manager 7

http://files01.centauricom.com/ciscolab/2011-01-11%2001.53.54.jpg
http://files01.centauricom.com/ciscolab/2011-01-11%2001.54.16.jpg

jwashington1981

Here's a picture of me at my school in our networking lab. We also have another mini lab in one of the other classrooms that I'll take a picture of when I get the chance to.

alan2308

jwashington1981 wrote: »

Here's a picture of me at my school in our networking lab. We also have another mini lab in one of the other classrooms that I'll take a picture of when I get the chance to.

Me thinks its time for your school to do a little upgrading.

ZeroHunter

alan2308 wrote: »

Me thinks its time for your school to do a little upgrading.

Oh I am going to have to get you a pic of my schools setup, his is amazing compared to what we have! And I paid 15k$ to go there to get MCITP & CCNA. Herzing University, we have rows and rows of computers and pretty much garbage for labs.

CodeBlox

We've got a ton of 2911's and 2960's in our lab at TNCC, all new stuff.

ZeroHunter

CodeBlox wrote: »

We've got a ton of 2911's and 2960's in our lab at TNCC, all new stuff.

Yeah we got old 2600 (non-XM's) and 2950s, and get this TWO Cisco Terminal Servers!

I did not even see one of the 2600 with an NM-4A/S on WIC -1Ts.

jwashington1981

alan2308 wrote: »

Me thinks its time for your school to do a little upgrading.

Yes yes, I know.

The other classroom that I was referring to also has 2811s and also some Catalyst 3560s. Why they're not in the main networking lab and still in that one classroom, I'm not quite sure.

Oh yeah, that picture is at ECPI College of Technology in Virginia Beach.

ZeroHunter

ZeroHunter wrote: »

Yeah we got old 2600 (non-XM's) and 2950s, and get this TWO Cisco Terminal Servers!

I did not even see one of the 2600 with an NM-4A/S on WIC -1Ts.

Ok here is the photo of the schools Cisco Lab as promised:

jwashington1981

I have a few more pictures of our lab equipment that I'm going to post soon. What I posted before was only a section of our lab.

jonhorton

These are some very inspiring labs! So much so that I just got mine for my CCNA studies:

2650 Router 64D/16F 2 Serial Ports, 1 Fast Ethernet Port
2650 Router 64D/16F 2 Serial Ports, 1 Fast Ethernet Port
2650 Router 64D/16F 2 Serial Ports, 1 Fast Ethernet Port
2950 Switch 24 Fast Ethernet Ports, 2 Gigabit ports
2950 Switch 24 Fast Ethernet Ports, 2 Gigabit ports
2511 Access Server

Will take a pic when the wife gets back with the camera.

Would like to see some topology maps and the software used to create them as well. I know they change while playing, but it helps get the big picture view of the network.

jwashington1981

Bear with me. I have a whole series of pictures that I'm about to post. It may take about 2 or 3 posts to post them all.

jwashington1981

These are pictures from one of our classrooms.

jwashington1981

Here are pictures of the full Networking Lab. The picture I posted earlier with me in it was only one section of it.

bryantstewart

Great looking labs guys!

steelymatt

Hi am new to this site and CCNA but here is a pic of a lab i just finished.
Equipment:
1x 2509
3x 2950
3x 2620XM
1x 2620

Geek1969

Moving my equipment into my new (mostly finished) office in the basement. I had sold most of my gear because I was able to bring half of this home from work when it was no longer in production.

1-3560
2-2950
1-2511 Access Server
2-2801
2-2821
4-2501

I should be adding another 3560 and a 3750 when summer is over and possibly an ASA 5510 and a 2106 WLANC this fall. Those fringe benefits are nice sometimes.

jwashington1981

Geek1969, that looks pretty awesome. Hopefully I'll be able to put together a nice home lab. So far all I have are two 2610XMs so I still have some more stuff I'll be needing to get.

Timber Wolf

I have a problem

TheShadow

Timber Wolf wrote: »

I have a problem

What is the problem? No let me guess

1. someone stole your cables.
2. You need more rack space but you have a low ceiling
3. You have gained a few pounds and you can't slide by the rack to open the door and you have run out of food.
4. Your significant other/roommate/mom/dad/sibling says this thing has got to go
5. All of the above

ITdude

Or 6. His favorite tea cup and saucer are inside that cupboard!:)

SephStorm

ugh these pictures with those cables all over the place...

alan2308

SephStorm wrote: »

ugh these pictures with those cables all over the place...

Things get a little messy when you're working. Show me a neat lab, I'll show you a neglected lab.

SephStorm

lol I know very ,much what you mean.

Netwurk

Most labs have wires everywhere. Velcro One-Wrap can help tidy things up. Or use cable ties (the ones without the locks unless you're sure the wiring is permanent).