Never go shopping when your hungry!

kctxaukctxau Member Posts: 130
in CCNA & CCENT
Strange title, but fitting.
In trying to prepare for the ccent/ccna, I went to purchase a 2514 for $25 from a small company that had upgraded their router and switch equipment. $180 later I left with:
2x 2514
2x 2501
1x 2950-24
1x 2950-12
Now to learn to use the stuff.
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  • djhss68djhss68 Member Posts: 205
    Total theft.

    Have fun.
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    And always have a list when you go shopping!

    You still need a router to act as a frame relay switch, do router on a stick, and support SDM.
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  • Miikey87Miikey87 Member Posts: 65 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Nice work! It is always good to get some proper hands on time with the equipment. I did when I was doing the CCNA coursework at uni a few years back.

    I just spent the last 2 months getting CCNA'ed certified from self study and well using Packet Tracer just isn't the same

    At the moment I am researching into the equipment for a CCNA:Sec/Wireless/VoIP and eventually CCNP lab to build. After the CCNA exam, I think I have reacheed the limit of understanding the equipment without phsyically using them.

    Lots of fun ahead for you! Enjoy
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  • kctxaukctxau Member Posts: 130
    Yep, still need something cheap for SDM, maybe 1721? Mikej412, didn't you mention in another post that
    "2 2501s can be configured back-to-back to give you a 4 port frame relay cloud later on...."
    I'm new enough to the Cisco stuff to not know what I am talking about(obviously), but I'll get there. I'll have my fun with the equipment and pass it on/give it to someone else down the line. All input/advice is welcome!
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  • TalicTalic Member Posts: 423
    That's a good deal for a lab with 2950 switches, most bundles come with older 2900 series switches.
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  • yanks4everontopyanks4everontop Member Posts: 106
    kctxau wrote: »
    Strange title, but fitting.
    In trying to prepare for the ccent/ccna, I went to purchase a 2514 for $25 from a small company that had upgraded their router and switch equipment. $180 later I left with:
    2x 2514
    2x 2501
    1x 2950-24
    1x 2950-12
    Now to learn to use the stuff.


    Tell me about it, I originally was looking for a small lab setup for home (no more than $200). I wound up with a lab that should take me through CCNP:

    1x2514
    1x2610 w/NM-8A/S
    2x3640 w/NM-2E2W w/WIC-1T's each
    2x2950-24 switches
    1x3550-48 switch

    Spent about $800 icon_eek.gif. Thank god for tax refuld.
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    kctxau wrote: »
    didn't you mention in another post that
    "2 2501s can be configured back-to-back to give you a 4 port frame relay cloud later on....
    Yep!

    CCIE Lab Preparation Resources - Internetwork Expert - Compound Frame Relay Switch

    You can actually use a tunnel interface and the Ethernet ports rather than the AUX ports back-to-back. That would let you use some of the higher speeds available on the synchronous ports for your frame-relay connections that need to cross between the two routers.

    A 1721 would give you SDM, the 100Mb port that trunks (and lets you do router on a stick) and with a WIC-1T interface a nice hub router for the other two 2514s acting as frame-relay spoke routers.
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  • kctxaukctxau Member Posts: 130
    Will a 1720 or 1750 with th WIC-1t work as well?
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  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    kctxau wrote: »
    Will a 1720 or 1750 with th WIC-1t work as well?
    SDM is not supported for a 1720.
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    kctxau wrote: »
    Will a 1720 or 1750 with th WIC-1t work as well?

    The 1720 is the one exception to the 100Mb ports being able to trunk -- The 1720 doesn't support 802.1q even though it has a 100Mb port.

    The 1750 isn't listed as a supported Router for SDM (there's a link to a table of supported SDM routers in the CCNA FAQ).
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  • kctxaukctxau Member Posts: 130
    The Cisco 2610XM, 2611XM, 2620XM, 2621XM, 2650XM, 2651XM, and 2691 are all listed as devices that support SDM. Does the "X" in the model number represent a variable or is "X" part of the actual model number? i.e. a model 2610 (C2600-I-M) does/does not support SDM?
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  • yanks4everontopyanks4everontop Member Posts: 106
    kctxau wrote: »
    The Cisco 2610XM, 2611XM, 2620XM, 2621XM, 2650XM, 2651XM, and 2691 are all listed as devices that support SDM. Does the "X" in the model number represent a variable or is "X" part of the actual model number? i.e. a model 2610 (C2600-I-M) does/does not support SDM?


    The X is part of the actualy serial number. You need an XM model 2600 to have it support SDM.
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  • kctxaukctxau Member Posts: 130
    Thanks for the info, it saved me from buying something I didn't want.
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  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    yanks4everontop wrote: »
    The X is part of the actualy serial number. You need an XM model 2600 to have it support SDM.
    Model number not serial number.

    List of routers and IOS versions supported.
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