Wanting a Lab

Krusty_47Krusty_47 Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□
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I am going to start my CCNA studies soon and would like to build a lab. I am not opposed to a hybrid lab using GNS3. I would like to be able to use this lab with minor adjustments to take that CCNA, Voice, security, possibly wireless, and CCNP.

I'd like to know what I could remove and replace with GNS3 while still keeping some routers physical.

1 older amd quad core with 4 gigs or ram and tons of HDD storage.(wouldn't mind upgrading to an 8 core with 16 gigs. Would like a few quad nic cards.)

1 APC ap2911
1 Cisco 2511 or 2509 or even a Digi cm32
2 Cisco 2960s
2 3560 poes
3 1841
1 2801 with CME 8.6
1 wic2t per router

Could I do away with the extra 1841s and just have 1 and be ok?

Let me know what you think as I'd really like the help.
Goals for 2011.


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  • rowelldrowelld Member Posts: 176
    How about remove the routers and use GNS3 for that?
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  • Krusty_47Krusty_47 Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□
    That is the way I think I'm going. I've changed things around a bit as well.
    3x 3750s 1 of those poe
    2x 2960s

    Use the 3rd 3750 as a breakout switch to trunk into GNS3.
    Goals for 2011.


    Graduate from WGU by Dec 2011. I have almost 80 CU's starting in February. This is also my new years resolution for 2011.

    On the list for January 2011
    Project+ and CIW Foundations.
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