What I need for a CCNA Home Lab

I already have 1 Cisco 2501
1 Cisco 2514 and the cables need connect two routers
and Ethernet Recivers.

Do I need any other Cisco devices?

Find more posts tagged with

Save $250 on 2025 certification boot camps from Infosec!

Book now with code EOY2025

Button

Comments

Webmaster

Do you have a serial (DB60/v.35) cable between the two routers?

A switch would make the lab complete, although personally I don't think it is required for the CCNA exam (which mostly involves configuring routers). Nevertheless, if you can spend the money on it, get a 1900 or a 2950 for example.

Also check out this post:

www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3349

and our Hardware TechLab:

www.techexams.net/techlabs/ccna/lab_hardware.shtml

myhusky

someone told me I need 4 router 2 switch, that's too much for CCNA right? even too much for CCNP?

thanks

Webmaster

Yeah, too much for CCNA... although... you can never have 'too much' equipment in your lab

But yeah, that would be overdoing it... most of the typical CCNA labs consist of 2 2501 routers and one 1912 or 1924 switch.

Not too much for CCNP however...

myhusky

How many routers switches needed for CCNP?
How many for CCIE?

Webmaster

That depends on how far you want to go. For CCNP and especially CCIE: the more the better. BUT, for these certs it is more important to get routers and switches of a particular series and with different connections and functionality.

myhusky

Thank you very much for your reply

dan87951

If your going to do the cae studies be prepared to have more equipment than 2 routers and 1 switch. My last case study for Cisco 3 required 5 routers 4 switches. As said early you can never have to much equipment.. I personally have 2 2501's and 2 WS-C2924-XL-E switches.