Question??

jamison1

How far will this equipment take me? And what equipment do I add for it to be a ccnp lab? Thanks!

6 - 2950 Switches
4 - 2900XL Enterprise Switches
1 - 3640 Router
1 - 3620 Router
1 - 2650 Router 1 w/wic 2T
1 - 2611XM Router 2 w/wic 2T
2 - 2620XM Routers 2 w/ wic 2T
2 - 2620 Non-XM Routers w/wic 2T
1 - 2610 Non-XM w/ wic 2T
1 - 2511 Router (terminal Server)
1 - 2520 Router
1 - 2507 Router
2 - 2503 Router
2 - 2501 Router

All routers have Flash/Ram maxed out
[FONT=&quot]All cables are present[/FONT]

ColbyG

That's a pretty solid lab. The XMs and 3640 will be the goto routers. You should sell like 4-5 of your 2950s and maybe everything else other than the stuff previously mentioned and the 2511 (maybe also keep the 2650 and a couple others), then buy some 3550s. Definitely keep all the WICs regardless.

jeanathan

jamison1 wrote: »

6 - 2950 Switches

Wow that is a bunch, I would add at least one 3550 24 port EMI IOS image layer 3 switch to that. I found it to be invaluable on the BCMSN exam.

alan2308

ColbyG wrote: »

That's a pretty solid lab. The XMs and 3640 will be the goto routers. You should sell like 4-5 of your 2950s and maybe everything else other than the stuff previously mentioned and the 2511 (maybe also keep the 2650 and a couple others), then buy some 3550s. Definitely keep all the WICs regardless.

Maybe also keep the 2520 to use as a frame-relay switch.

creamy_stew

6 - 2950 Switches -
4 - 2900XL Enterprise Switches


The 2900xls are going to be of no use cert wise. You're probably not going to get any money from selling them though. Cool for trying out large port-protected networks. And for general stp.

Try selling all 2950 if you can get at least two 3550.

Cyanic

I would sell the 2900XLs and 3-4 of the 2950s, and use that money to help get 2 3550s.

jamison1

thanks guys!!!!!!