Updated hardware list for CCNA

ramasan

Browsing through stickies and some pages, I am interested in a continually up-to-date recommended hardware list for the lab.

What would be great would be a minimum recommended config, a decent set up, and a high end set up.

Any suggestions?

Discussions on current pricing would be great, etc.

Entry Level Lab:
1
2
3

Mid Level Lab:
1
2
3
4

High End Lab:
1
2
3
4
5

etc

Linking some recent posts
http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccna-ccent/50782-how-populate-1721-ccna.html

mikej412

Researching the routers and interfaces and learning whats available is part of the learning process of building a lab.

Here's a link to Wendell Odoms CCNA Lab post at NetworkWorld.com (that needs a serious update since 1900 were obsolete and mostly useless for a CCNA lab long before it was originally published) -- CCNA Lab Main Post Summary | NetworkWorld.com Community

In Part 7, switches, the 1900s shouldn't even really be a cheap option. For $1 it may be worth it as a 4th switch to watch it win root bridge elections. A 2924XL-EN is fine as a 3rd switch -- as long as it's under $20. And 2950s can currently be found for $50 (or less) -- I just picked one up for $31 because the price was too good to pass up.