Ok, so I am in school for Networking and Adminstration so I am taking the Cisco CCNA classes and building a lab at home to be able to conduct all the labs here rather than at school (almost 2 hours away one way, and I work full time) as this will provide me with the time to actually work on the equipment and learn. I attached photos of the lab as it is so far. Here is what I have now:
Cisco 3548XL EN (3) Switches (One is in the mail, warranty replacement).
Cisco 1720 w/ WIC-1DSU-T1V2
Cisco 1721 w/ WIC-1DSU-T1V2
Cisco 1721w/ WIC-1DSU-T1V2 and WIC-1DSU-T1
I have two Dell Dimension Desktops running Lubuntu 11.10 (Linux) and Windows XP SP3, both computers have a monitor, but share a KVM switch to only use one keyboard and mouse (more convenient and save desktop space.)
My internet gets to my lab area via cat5 out of a Netgear 8 port Gigabit switch. I have 3
Cisco Console Cable RJ45-to-DB9, an assortment of cat5 cables, crossover cables and a complete cable building kit with over 250 ft of cat5 cable left.
Will this work for a home lab? What else do I need to add? WIC cards?
Regards,
Josh
