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  • alxxalxx Member Posts: 755
    Nice.

    I'm using a beagle board, 2x pandaboard (one ES version) , a ngw100 (avr32) and an eeebox as hosts.
    Nice and small and can access them via serial console (except eeebox) plus can fit in a 2 ru space
    BeagleBoard.org - default
    Pandaboard
    Atmel Products - Atmel AVR 8- and 32-bit Microcontrollers - 32-bit AVR UC3 - Mature NGW100 Network Gateway Kit

    Thinking of getting a few beaglebones to use as hosts and for other projects(sensor stuff)
    http://beagleboard.org/bone
    not bad for $89
    Goals CCNA by dec 2013, CCNP by end of 2014
  • OscedumirOscedumir Member Posts: 55 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Here's my current lab setup at home just waiting on the PDU's to arrive:


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    From top to bottom:

    1760 1xWIC-1T / 1xVIC2-DID
    2960 24PT
    1760 1xWIC-1T / 1xVIC2-DID
    2811 2xWIC-1T

    3550 48 PT EMI
    2511 Terminal Server with 2x 8 Port Octal Cables
    3550 24 PT EMI
    2611XM NM-4AS / WIC-2T / WIC-1T
    2610XM 2xWIC-1T

    2621XM
    2950 12 PT
    2610XM NM-4AS / WIC-2AS / WIC-1T
    3620 2xFE 2xWIC-1T
    3640 WIC-2AS / WIC-1T / 2xFE
    3640 2xWIC-1T / 1xFE
    3640 2xNM-4AS / WIC-1T / 1xFE
  • dredlorddredlord Member Posts: 172
    Hear is mine (Im still trying to source a reasonably priced cabinet - Shipping of racks is expensive icon_sad.gif anyone in the EU found a cheep rack?? )

    4x CISCO1841 (one not pictured) , 3x CISCO2600XM, 5x CISCO2500, 2x WS-C3560, 2x WS-C3550, 1 ASA 5510, 1 ASA 5505, 4x 3640 Routers (Not pictured)

    WICS - 8x WIC-2T, 1 NM-4AS, 1 ADSL WIC,
  • shodownshodown Member Posts: 2,271
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    Basics

    7 7961 IP phones
    2 2801 Routers with DSP, VWIC, and WIC cards
    1 2651XM PSTN router with CME 4.x
    3 3550, 2 of them POE
    1 Dell server with CUCM,CUC, CUPS, UCCX 7/8 and Asterisk
    Currently Reading

    CUCM SRND 9x/10, UCCX SRND 10x, QOS SRND, SIP Trunking Guide, anything contact center related
  • ciscoman2012ciscoman2012 Member Posts: 313
    Here are some pictures of my setup. Sort of basic as I'm just working on CCENT/CCNA certs.

    1x Eliminator E107 Power Strip
    3x 2950 Switch
    2x 2610XM w/ T1 CSU/DSU WIC


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  • NetwurkNetwurk Member Posts: 1,155 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Here are some pictures of my setup. Sort of basic as I'm just working on CCENT/CCNA certs.

    1x Eliminator E107 Power Strip
    3x 2950 Switch
    2x 2610XM w/ T1 CSU/DSU WIC

    Your power strip looks just like mine, for me it's an ADJ PC100-A

    I use it to power on/off my switches, probably the same reason you have one.

    Nice lab.
  • ciscoman2012ciscoman2012 Member Posts: 313
    Netwurk wrote: »
    Your power strip looks just like mine, for me it's an ADJ PC100-A

    I use it to power on/off my switches, probably the same reason you have one.

    Nice lab.

    Thanks man, and yes that's the same reason I bought one for my rack. I love being able to turn each unit on/off independently. Also, it was only $20 on Amazon with free shipping for Prime users. Really can't beat that..especially when getting 5% of purchase price back with Amazon Rewards card. The rack was also purchased off Amazon for $27.99
  • Ltat42aLtat42a Member Posts: 587 ■■■□□□□□□□
    The rack was also purchased off Amazon for $27.99

    What rack did you get??
  • NCITNCIT Member Posts: 19 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Once I get my CCENT I will get a 3550, unless I can pick one up cheapicon_lol.gif

    2511RJ
    2501
    2501
    2610XM
    2611XM
    2950T
    2950T
    2950T
  • spiderjerichospiderjericho Registered Users, Member Posts: 901 ■■■■■□□□□□
    syrushcw wrote: »
    A core i3 server with 3 quad nic's for GNS3, along with an old Xeon with quad nic's running virtual machines to do end hosts.
    What OS are you using and Quad NICs are you using in your box?
  • ciscoman2012ciscoman2012 Member Posts: 313
  • mni14mni14 Registered Users Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□
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    hi,

    here's mine.

    from top:
    2811
    1841
    WS-C2950G-24-EI x 2
  • vanquish23vanquish23 Member Posts: 224
    Not much yet but still adding on every pay check.

    Routers:



    -1 x 3660
    2 x AC Power Supplies
    1 x NM-1E-2W
    1 x WIC-1DSU-T1
    1 x WIC-1T Serial
    1 x WIC-ADSL

    -3X 3640's


    1 each NM-4E

    -2511 Terminal Access Router
    2 Each ASync (RJ) Cables
    Serial 0 connects to 3660 via WIC-1T

    -878W Wireless Router


    Switches



    -3 x 3550 24 Port PoE Ready
    3 each Fiber SC modules (GigaStack)


    Firewall/VPN

    1 x ASA 5505 (Upgraded RAM)
    1 x PIX 505

    And I got bored at work and praticed my Visio skills which are crap. Just through a scenerio together for Frame Relay, Tunnels, and GigaStack for the switches. Yes I am a Terminator fan so I used Skynet for my lab name.



    He who SYNs is of the devil, for the devil has SYN'ed and ACK'ed from the beginning. For this purpose, that the ACK might destroy the works of the devil.
  • ciscoman2012ciscoman2012 Member Posts: 313
    No pictures??....what a tease...icon_lol.gif
  • alan2308alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
    No pictures??....what a tease...icon_lol.gif

    No kidding. It's right there in the title of the thread that we want pics. :)
  • vanquish23vanquish23 Member Posts: 224
    Sorry will get some pics up soon. Dont have a rack so it looks like crap. Also, just ordered another 3550 EMI PoE switch with another ASync Octal cable because I ran out of console ports.
    He who SYNs is of the devil, for the devil has SYN'ed and ACK'ed from the beginning. For this purpose, that the ACK might destroy the works of the devil.
  • alxxalxx Member Posts: 755
    Couldn't look worse than my stack of stuff sitting on top of a bookcase
    Goals CCNA by dec 2013, CCNP by end of 2014
  • OscedumirOscedumir Member Posts: 55 ■■□□□□□□□□
    vanquish23 wrote: »
    Sorry will get some pics up soon. Dont have a rack so it looks like crap. Also, just ordered another 3550 EMI PoE switch with another ASync Octal cable because I ran out of console ports.

    May I ask where you ordered your 3550 EMI PoE switch from? I want one of those for my lab setup without having to break the bank to get one
  • vanquish23vanquish23 Member Posts: 224
    I got it from Cisco Certification: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, used Cisco router, Cisco switch, Cisco routers. for 169.99. They beat ebay prices as well, and every time I have ordered from them its only a scratch or two and never had any problems. When I first bought my switches I forgot the 3550 switches were layer 3 routing so now I have 9 routers. Oopps :P
    He who SYNs is of the devil, for the devil has SYN'ed and ACK'ed from the beginning. For this purpose, that the ACK might destroy the works of the devil.
  • vanquish23vanquish23 Member Posts: 224
    Added pictures to my first reply. Sorry about that. Excuse the mess, its under a fold out table for now until I can afford the shipping cost of a rack.

    Edit: Just made a offer on ebay for a 3745 router and two 3550 switches with EMI image 48 ports. They wanted 450 for all three. Dang my Cisco fetish.
    He who SYNs is of the devil, for the devil has SYN'ed and ACK'ed from the beginning. For this purpose, that the ACK might destroy the works of the devil.
  • alxxalxx Member Posts: 755
    Finally got all the optic fiber "cables" needed for the switches.
    Still mostly sitting on top of the bookcase

    2950c
    2950c
    3550fx
    1841
    1760
    2950sx
    2950G
    3550
    1760
    1760
    3640

    on the right
    4x 2600xm's
    3x 2950T


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    the bedroom lab (mostly to be sold , just going to keep the 1751's).
    Good example of what you can get for cheap ebay if you aren't in a hurry.
    Cost of this pile of 1700's and 2600's was $268 including p&h and fuel for pickup

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    3745 ,3640 ,3660 , 3x 2950, 2x 2950g
    Goals CCNA by dec 2013, CCNP by end of 2014
  • chappys4lifechappys4life Member Posts: 114
    Here is my humble setup
    2x 2950
    3524
    2950 12port
    cyclades ts200 access server
    2620 with NM-4A/S
    2x 2610xm each with a wic-2t & t1 card

    I still plan on getting another router prob a 2650xm. If I go for my ccnp I will scrap the 3524 and 12 port 2950 for 3550's. Also need to upgrade the routers have 48mb/256mb memory kits just haven't installed them yet.

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  • alxxalxx Member Posts: 755
    Nice!

    don't need to upgrade the boot rom as well ?
    My 2600xm's won't recognise more than 128MB without getting an upgraded bootloader(bootrom).
    Can run a few versions of 12.4t with 128MB ram(k9 if you want ssh)

    Could mount the brackets on the other end if you want the routers to be easily accessible.
    Goals CCNA by dec 2013, CCNP by end of 2014
  • chappys4lifechappys4life Member Posts: 114
    I have the upgraded bootroms too
  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    alxx wrote: »
    the bedroom lab (mostly to be sold , just going to keep the 1751's).
    Good example of what you can get for cheap ebay if you aren't in a hurry.
    Cost of this pile of 1700's and 2600's was $268
    including p&h and fuel for pickup

    I don't understand the popularity of the 1700 series of routers for labs. Could could someone please explain?
  • Ltat42aLtat42a Member Posts: 587 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I don't understand the popularity of the 1700 series of routers for labs. Could could someone please explain?

    I have a 1751 & a 1721, got em real cheap. I'm using them in my topologies for the LAN segments and basic routing configurations. I have 2-2620XM's to do things like EIGRP, OPSF, & Frame relay. The 1721 & 1751 will be used for my spokes. They were quite a bit cheaper than putting out more for 2620's.
  • angel.oaangel.oa Member Posts: 45 ■■□□□□□□□□
    They can be dirt cheap and the 1721 with the right ios can be a decent ccnp router
    Currently reading :study:

    Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (2nd Edition)
    Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) Foundation Learning Guide
    JNCIA - Junos Study Guide - Parts 1 & 2
  • alan2308alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I don't understand the popularity of the 1700 series of routers for labs. Could could someone please explain?

    They're dirt cheap as already mentioned, and the dirt cheap 1721's and 1760's can run 12.4T.
  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Thanks for the information guys :)
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