Equipment for the CCENT?

LAN_ManLAN_Man Member Posts: 31 ■■□□□□□□□□
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Hi everyone,

I was looking for suggestions on some equipment that would help me pass the CCENT. Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
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  • rogue2shadowrogue2shadow Member Posts: 1,501 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Here are a few choices:

    1. Packet Tracer (must be enrolled in the Cisco Network Academy)
    2. GNS3 (free online; requires IOS images)
    3. Live routers (you could start a real lab setup if you want gear for CCNA/CCNP; there are some lab setup threads floating around)
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  • LAN_ManLAN_Man Member Posts: 31 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Thanks!
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  • Chris:/*Chris:/* Member Posts: 658 ■■■■■■■■□□
    rogue2shadow wrote: »
    Here are a few choices:

    1. Packet Tracer (must be enrolled in the Cisco Network Academy)
    2. GNS3 (free online; requires IOS images)
    3. Live routers (you could start a real lab setup if you want gear for CCNA/CCNP; there are some lab setup threads floating around)

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  • QHaloQHalo Member Posts: 1,488
    Do some quick searching around these forums. This has been covered a few times. My recommendation are switches and dynamips if you have access to IOS. Save you some cash.
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  • bermovickbermovick Member Posts: 1,135 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Ugh, no; avoid kit sites like the plague.

    Cheapest kit @ certificationkits: 2 2501 routers for $160. Price for 2 on eBay? $30 (and you might be able to make offers for $25 total)

    For CCENT, you could get away with 1 router (I'd suggest a 2610) and 1 switch (a 2950). Simply to get familiar with the IOS.
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  • Chris:/*Chris:/* Member Posts: 658 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Sorry but I don't buy electronics from eBay the difference in price to me is minor. Being able to send gear back and get it replaced is what I want if the product fails. I have seen and heard far to many horror stories with eBay purchases of electronics.
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  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I'm a huge fan of: CablesAndKits.Com
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  • earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    veritas_libertas wrote: »
    I'm a huge fan of: CablesAndKits.Com
    The customer service guy said their routers ship with the IOS. Is that true?
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  • WillTech105WillTech105 Member Posts: 216
    You may not like buying from Ebay but its alot cheaper from the online stores and I've never had a problem buying through sellers. The only thing I'd establish before buying is the terms of shipping if the device is DoA (dead on arrival) and who's paying shipping.

    I have a friend who had to return a dead 3550 only to spend 60$ on return shipping and got refunded 200$ -- so he basically almost took a 100$ lose in shipping.
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  • LAN_ManLAN_Man Member Posts: 31 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Any specific routers or equipment I should buy for the CCENT?
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  • QHaloQHalo Member Posts: 1,488
    I never buy from solo sellers and only from a reputable reseller. Don't be afraid of eBay. Just choose the companies you deal with carefully which is the same for buying anything on eBay.
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    earweed wrote: »
    The customer service guy said their routers ship with the IOS. Is that true?

    That'll be quite unlikely, IMO. Anyone have their stuff delivered with the IOS on them?
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  • sthompson86sthompson86 Member Posts: 370
    LAN_Man wrote: »
    Any specific routers or equipment I should buy for the CCENT?


    I am in the same boat as you, and per my research it looks like

    26xx series for your routers - I purchased a 2611 off eBay
    2950 Series for your switches.
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  • alan2308alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Essendon wrote: »
    That'll be quite unlikely, IMO. Anyone have their stuff delivered with the IOS on them?

    Yes, everything I bought from them had an image.
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  • pham0329pham0329 Member Posts: 556
    For the CCENT, I only used Packet Tracer. I purchased real equipments but never got around to using them as it was way more convient for me to create a new lab in PT than to rewire my equipments.

    Also, the CCENT seems to focus a lot more on subnetting than labs so I would say PT is really all you need.
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