Lab requirements for CCNA & CCSP

aidysproule

Can anyone give me a guide to what hardware I will need for a home lab to do my CCNA 802 exam and go on to do my CCSP? I don't want to go over the top with spending money and everything will be bought on ebay!

By the way I already have 2 1602 routers and 1 1903 switch (which doesnt have a CLI just a menu system).

networker050184

Look through the FAQ and forum there are a bunch of threads just like this one.

tech-airman

aidysproule wrote:

Can anyone give me a guide to what hardware I will need for a home lab to do my CCNA 802 exam and go on to do my CCSP? I don't want to go over the top with spending money and everything will be bought on ebay!

By the way I already have 2 1602 routers and 1 1903 switch (which doesnt have a CLI just a menu system).

aidsyrpoule,

What study materials do you have so far?

mgeorge

Well I'm surprised mike hasnt beaten me to this one

Well from a router/switch stand point your going to need images that support cryptography
images that have k9 in the name.

Keep in mind the 2900XL and 3500XL's cannot do cryptography, you need 2950 or higher.

Of course most of the routing topics can be covered on dynamips.

Below is currently what is tested on the CCIE Security LAB, ultimately if you want to persue the
CCIE, then this is a great place to start.

Cisco 2600 Series Routers
Cisco 3600 Series Routers
Cisco 3700 Series Routers
Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Switches
Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances
Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators
Cisco IPS Series 4200 intrusion prevention system sensors
Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Windows
Certificate Authority Support
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/security/lab_equipment.html