What does your lab look like?

Mishra

I haven't seen many picture threads... So I thought I would start by showing my ugly room in my apartment. It is a whole lot cleaner now but this gives you an idea.

Mishra

This should have been posted in off-topic I believe...

remyforbes777

http://www.cinci2600.com/pictures/100_0853.JPG
http://www.cinci2600.com/pictures/100_0848.JPG (left to right (XP box, Smoothwall Firewall/ids/router,Debian Linux File server/DHCP server etc)
http://www.cinci2600.com/pictures/100_0854.JPG (clear case that I haven't put together totally)

http://www.cinci2600.com/pictures/100_0851.JPG (laptop on other side of room along with wifes computer)

Ricka182

There are a few threads about lab desciptions....my lab is too pathetic to take pictures.....especially seeing as it doesn't work right now....

emsrescue

This is my current incarnation. Got a couple of dual cpu servers I am building into 19" cases to put in soon.

JDMurray

Do you guys build your own racks? I need to build two mobile 19" racks to move my equipment out into my garage. From your pictures, it looks like I only need a set of rails, some lumber, and circular saw and I can make them myself.

Plantwiz

jdmurray wrote:

Do you guys build your own racks? I need to build two mobile 19" racks to move my equipment out into my garage. From your pictures, it looks like I only need a set of rails, some lumber, and circular saw and I can make them myself.

Sure you can build them yourself!!

A router might be helpful but certainly it can be done with wood, some screws, saw, casters or maybe just get a saw trolley that locks in place with footpetals and moves when you unlock it.

You could even get fancy and get yourself a plexiglass door front or a dark mesh screen for airflow to hide everything inside.

emsrescue

jdmurray wrote:

Do you guys build your own racks? I need to build two mobile 19" racks to move my equipment out into my garage. From your pictures, it looks like I only need a set of rails, some lumber, and circular saw and I can make them myself.

Thats what I did!

I found a set of 4 rails at work and then used some plywood I had kicking around to make up a cabinet. Before I built a full cabinet a had a pair of cheap rails I bought on ebay for £4 attached to some wooden shelving.

Jon

plettner

Two PC's one of top of the other. I just link them with a cross-over and I use a KVM to switch between them. Not very exciting.

IT_Admin

emsrescue: that is a nice set up, I'm jealous.

My lab is basically computers a spread around my spare room on the floor, connected to a KVM switch, and 1 mointor, I will love to have a more elaborate display, but without any $$$ I basically have to use what I can find.

emsrescue

I am lucky in that I work for a telecom's company so have managed to procure some routers, PC's and rack rails from work. That plus spending far too much on ebay

The sad thing is that I have twice as much gear stacked up out of camera shot

The plan is to have a couple of 2003 servers and a couple of xp desktops for MCSA exams. My cisco lab 3x 2500's, 1x 4000 router and 2x 2900's and then my freenas box, a headless fedora box to go with my kubuntu based iMac for my Linux+ studies and maybe another linux box or cisco router for my broadband connection.

Then........

An industrial aircon plant and a huge electricity bill

Jon

computerguy9355

RATTLERMAN

Getting ready to put my lab together... just need some guidance on some good basic set ups to get me started. Finally realized no job is gonna train me i am going to have to train myself on topicslikeive directory etc

Darthn3ss

since nothing is together yet...

starts here:

HP Dv5135 notebook. theres also a crappy old whitebox but i won't be using that much.

Cisco equipment:
1 2520
2 2501s
2 2404s
1 2514
1 1912 switch

Future additions: 2950 switches, 2600 series router, WAP.

Will be rack mounted on a 14u simular to the one in the pic above.. i've ordered the rails and will finish it later.

This summer i plan to add a server in as well. the 2950's and 2600 will be ordered in april.

I've also got quite a few DTE-DCE cables, tranceivers, console cables, 300ft of cat 5e with a crimper and some plugs, some other misc stuff. can't wait to get it all together!