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Passed ICND1...CCNA Bound
brewd
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in CCNA & CCENT
Just wanted to thank everyone for the very helpful advice gleaned from many other posts in regards to home lab composition. I pieced together 4x 2620xm's, 1x 2621xm, 2x 2950 and 2x 3550 for a home lab and really have learned a lot from having it.
I must say I haven't lab'd much in my studies until now. Even throughout the MCSE and MCITP I pretty much memorized the details I didn't already know or compared it to production environments I already work with. With the Cisco material though I have less experience and had a hard time simply memorizing when to use "show ip int brief" vs "show int", etc. So, just wanted to thank all of you who take the time to respond to the many posts for input on how to piece together a lab successfully.
One question I do have, would it be worth adding another router (I'm thinking a 2651xm) or a terminal access router (a 2511? I'm thinking) as the next upgrade? Or maybe even a wireless interface or a WAP? Currently I'm using a mixture of WIC-1T, WIC-2T, and T1 CSU/DSU interfaces.
And, I must add...all of you who've mentioned how it's addicting to buy all this gear on eBay...you're absolutely right. Can't say how much time I've spent getting decent prices on the gear, cables (fiber and serial), interfaces, rack mount kits, and mini racks!
I must say I haven't lab'd much in my studies until now. Even throughout the MCSE and MCITP I pretty much memorized the details I didn't already know or compared it to production environments I already work with. With the Cisco material though I have less experience and had a hard time simply memorizing when to use "show ip int brief" vs "show int", etc. So, just wanted to thank all of you who take the time to respond to the many posts for input on how to piece together a lab successfully.
One question I do have, would it be worth adding another router (I'm thinking a 2651xm) or a terminal access router (a 2511? I'm thinking) as the next upgrade? Or maybe even a wireless interface or a WAP? Currently I'm using a mixture of WIC-1T, WIC-2T, and T1 CSU/DSU interfaces.
And, I must add...all of you who've mentioned how it's addicting to buy all this gear on eBay...you're absolutely right. Can't say how much time I've spent getting decent prices on the gear, cables (fiber and serial), interfaces, rack mount kits, and mini racks!
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Congrats!No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives. -
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job well done! dont really have any input on those routers. i am a gns3 man myself.CCENT, CCNA(EXPIRED), BS Electrical Engineering (Communications/Optics/Nanotechnology) -
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wbosher
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You've got more than enough for CCNA!! You could probably just about go for CCNP with that lot.
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The one and only brewd! Congrats man, welcome to Cisco!!!
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CONGRATS and good luck with your ICND2 studies!!!
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Congratulations on the ICND1 PASS
and the CCENT!!
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You've got more than enough for CCNA!! You could probably just about go for CCNP with that lot.
That's what my plan was when I blew all the dough on this stuff, so glad to hear it! Each piece seemed like such a good deal until I tallied up the total...
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Somnipotent
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Just wanted to thank everyone for the very helpful advice gleaned from many other posts in regards to home lab composition. I pieced together 4x 2620xm's, 1x 2621xm, 2x 2950 and 2x 3550 for a home lab and really have learned a lot from having it.
I must say I haven't lab'd much in my studies until now. Even throughout the MCSE and MCITP I pretty much memorized the details I didn't already know or compared it to production environments I already work with. With the Cisco material though I have less experience and had a hard time simply memorizing when to use "show ip int brief" vs "show int", etc. So, just wanted to thank all of you who take the time to respond to the many posts for input on how to piece together a lab successfully.
One question I do have, would it be worth adding another router (I'm thinking a 2651xm) or a terminal access router (a 2511? I'm thinking) as the next upgrade? Or maybe even a wireless interface or a WAP? Currently I'm using a mixture of WIC-1T, WIC-2T, and T1 CSU/DSU interfaces.
And, I must add...all of you who've mentioned how it's addicting to buy all this gear on eBay...you're absolutely right. Can't say how much time I've spent getting decent prices on the gear, cables (fiber and serial), interfaces, rack mount kits, and mini racks!
Congrats on the pass! you could use one of your existing 2600s as an access server. just ebay yourself a NM-16A module and grab a pair of octals from monoprice.com. that's what i did and it works out just fine. all your gear is definately good for the CCNA and even the CCNP so you're all set! See ya at ICND 2 Reading: Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (D. Comer) -
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Thanks for the tip Somnipotent! No decently priced NM-16A/S's at this point, but I'll keep an eye out for them. Much appreciated!
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Thanks for the tip Somnipotent! No decently priced NM-16A/S's at this point, but I'll keep an eye out for them. Much appreciated!
Yeah, i got mine a few months back for abt $150... well worth it.Reading: Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (D. Comer)
