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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JayrodEF

Well, I don't have much in the way of equipment. Right now I've just got a 2514 and a 2501. I just bought a 2509 to use as an access server which should be here this week. Not sure what else I'm going to be getting. I'm getting a 1U power strip sometime in the mail as well which will go along the bottom of the rack. I'm most excited about the rack though. I just finished building it. I got the railing from work who was throwing it away, so I just chopped that up and bolted it together. I went to home depot, bought some aluminum rails to brace it, a set of casters and I'm all set. Let me know what you think! (Of the rack and what else I should get for CCNA studies

Mishra

Updated pictures on another page.

lildeezul

Heres my equipment. I will add more pics because my 2924, came in. So more pics will be added.

from the top:
1-c2924xl
3-2501 running 11.3 IOS 16/8 memory
2-2611 (one with 1 WIC-1t w/ 64/8 memory) and the 2nd one with no WIC, and 32/8 memory both running 12.3 (2) ip plus
1- catalyst 3016A

NEW. later I will add the 2924

and better quality pics ( these were from my phone)

Netwurk

There was some debate earlier in this post regarding how to space the routers and switches in your lab.

You can space them like this

or directly on top of each other.

The first method allows for more cooling, the second saves space.

I use the first method, since my equipment is not in an air-conditioned room. From looking at the pics here, it seems like most of you stack the units right on top of each other.

For some models, you can do a "show env all" to see if anything is overheating.

I know it saves money on racks to not leave any space, but you might want to consider doing it if your lab area gets toasty in the summer.

qplayed

here's my rack

boostinbadger

Here are some updated pics of my lab. I built it to go along with The Bryant Advantage training (http://www.badgerbeatz.com/images/thebryantadvantagelab.jpg).

http://www.badgerbeatz.com/images/ccnalab06202008 (2).jpg

http://www.badgerbeatz.com/images/ccnalab06202008 (4).jpg

4 x 2924
4 x 2950
3 x 1721
1 x 2610
1 x 2612
1 x 2620XM

I just completed the Cisco Network Academy and am about ready to start doing the Bryant Advantage CCNA Study Package. That is why I chose the above setup. The only thing not included in the lab is the ISDN portion.

Mishra

LOL whats with the john deer box

aragoen_celtdra

Got a nice office/study setup right there! Is that in a garage or basement? I like your desk too. I might copy that for my study space.

stlsmoore

Beautiful setup Boostinbager, once I finish studying some of these Microsoft topics I'm going to join you guys.

Paul Boz

Not pictured is my 7206vxr and 3550 L3 switch which my internet is going through. Also not pictured are four 2600's and another 2950 which I've lent out. I don't even cable my lab that much any more given the cost of electricity and convenience of dynamips. Pardon the painter's tape, I'm in the process of painting but it's been raining for a week and it's too humid to get any paint work done

Darthn3ss

this is sort of offtopic here, but do you know if you can use SDM with dynamips?

tiersten

Darthn3ss wrote:

this is sort of offtopic here, but do you know if you can use SDM with dynamips?

Should have started a new thread for this :P But yes, it does work. Its just a bunch of HTML pages and Java applets that run on your PC. You can install SDM locally or into your router.

boostinbadger

Thanks guys. That is actually my work office.

As for the John Deere box...when I was first hired on at the new high school (my first stop before I was promoted to Network Specialist) I had a few high school kids that worked for me as interns. One summer they brought in a machine that we customized. I am a John Deere fan so that is what we went with. They ended up giving it to me when they graduated. I get more comments about that machine than anything else in my office.

TMM3

Here is pic of my lab:

2x 2620
1x pix 501
1x aironet 1220
3x 2924
1x 2950
1x 3550
1x 2511
1x asa5505 (not pictured)

scheistermeister

Here is my messy lab. I really need to get around to cleaning. Also need to build a rack and buy more Cisco stuff

Also the second pic is basically a continuation of the first and sorta wraps around.

hypnotoad

tiersten wrote:

Darthn3ss wrote:

this is sort of offtopic here, but do you know if you can use SDM with dynamips?

Should have started a new thread for this :P But yes, it does work. Its just a bunch of HTML pages and Java applets that run on your PC. You can install SDM locally or into your router.

Yes, you can do SDM with dynamips. You have to use a loopback interface on your PC and map it to an interface on the router, and give them IPs in the same subnet so they can talk.

I experienced SDM slowing down dynamips quite a bit, even on big hardware.

Slowhand

It's always nice to hang out in a place where everybody's got a nice rack.

Mmartin_47

Heres mines:

Skeletek 28U Rack-

In order from top to bottom:
Patch Panel- 192.168.1.x (Home Network)

Netgear Switch (24 Port)- 192.168.1.x Network

Patch Panel- 172.16.0.x (Lab Network)

Cisco Switch- Unused, just wanted to mess with one. Kind of cool having command line interface. (192.168.1.254)

Netgear Switch (10 Port)- 172.16.0.x Network

4 Port KVM Switch

Dell 2550 Server (Static IP)

Dell 2550 Server (Static IP)

Sun Microsystems Server (Was given, have no idea how to use it)

Ghost Server- Nothing special, 400 mhz CPU running 2003 as well. (192.168.1.100, moving to the 172.16.0.x network. Used this temporarily as my router just to mess around with).

Not Pictured: Dell 2550 Server (parts on order, think voltage regulator went bad?)
Not Pictured but network related I guess: TiVo- 192.168.1.x, HP Network Printer- 192.168.1.200

On the right side: Rack mountable power strip supplied by DanTrak as well.

Also have 2 fans to push air out. Door is open when servers are running. Remote Desktop is used to connect from my room upstairs. Also pictures is my old LCD monitor. Just needed to buy a mount. Wires are messy. Will clean it up when I order 2 more pairs of Dell Server rails and when the other server is ready..

tiersten

TMM3 wrote:

Here is pic of my lab:

2x 2620
1x pix 501
1x aironet 1220
3x 2924
1x 2950
1x 3550
1x 2511
1x asa5505 (not pictured)

TMM3: You're exceeding the bend radius on your fiber connections...

coax31

Scheistermeister,

Nice AKs in the corner, is it just me or do a lot of IT folks love guns to, I own 11 myself?

networker050184

I think everyone loves guns!

TechJunky

Here are some low quality cell phone pictures.

tiersten

TechJunky wrote:

Here are some low quality cell phone pictures

Argh. Resize those please!

networker050184

TechJunky, is that a home lab?

TechJunky

work lab. I opted out for a home lab because I have vpn access to all servers here at work and it makes more sense to have the company foot the bill for my lab setup here at my office location using their BW/electricity because most of them will be used for production in the future anyhow.

ITdude

Thank goodness for that! I think that my lab is pretty neatly done but your work lab makes mine look sloppier by comparison!

networker050184

ITdude wrote:

Thank god for that! I think that my lab is pretty neatly done but your work lab makes mine look sloppier by comparison!

That's what I was thinking as well. All those neat cables make me want to go clean up.

ITdude

Yup, it might be time to invest in a few more tie wraps.

TechJunky

Haha, I used to do server racks/telephone room installs for 4 years, so dont mind the neat cables. My OCD complex helps on projects like that.

That bright yellow cable is for the spare IP Phone that I use when I am in the lab, so dont mind that cable. It's bright yellow for multiple reasons.

scheistermeister

coax31 wrote:

Scheistermeister,

Nice AKs in the corner, is it just me or do a lot of IT folks love guns to, I own 11 myself?

Hehe, those are two that I haven't finished building yet. One is a Romanian and the other is a Hungarian AMD. Building guns is another one of my hobbies. Sometimes the workbench will be dominated by gun parts and other times by computer parts.