Never go shopping when your hungry!

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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djhss68

Total theft.

Have fun.

mikej412

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.

Miikey87

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

kctxau

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!

Talic

That's a good deal for a lab with 2950 switches, most bundles come with older 2900 series switches.

yanks4everontop

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

. Thank god for tax refuld.

mikej412

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.

kctxau

Will a 1720 or 1750 with th WIC-1t work as well?

tiersten

kctxau wrote: »

Will a 1720 or 1750 with th WIC-1t work as well?

SDM is not supported for a 1720.

mikej412

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).

kctxau

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?

yanks4everontop

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.

kctxau

Thanks for the info, it saved me from buying something I didn't want.

tiersten

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.