Needed Cables to complete home lab.
pke
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So I began studying for the CCENT about 8 days ago. I've been spending around three hours a day, after work reading Tom Lammle's 100-101 book and have found it surprisingly helpful. I do a lot of driving for work and usually listen to youtube videos about topics that need good reinforcement (TCP header, PDUs, subnetting etc.).
I'll be finishing chapter 5 tomorrow and since it will begin to delve into Cisco's IOS, I decided to purchase some lab equipment. I purchased two 1841s and two 2950s for a relatively cheap price. Unfortunately they are stand alone units only coming with their power cords because I didn't want to pony up for a lab kit.
I'll be scheduling for my test this week and plan to take it by the first week of April so I can really light a fire under my seat.
With all of this said, So far I have purchased two console cables, this serial adapter, and a stand to house all four devices. I know this question probably gets asked a lot but what is the exact mount of cables I will need to get everything up and running.
p.s. The company that I work for has bins full straight through and crossover cables that were free to take because they're all from devices we've replaced.
I'll be finishing chapter 5 tomorrow and since it will begin to delve into Cisco's IOS, I decided to purchase some lab equipment. I purchased two 1841s and two 2950s for a relatively cheap price. Unfortunately they are stand alone units only coming with their power cords because I didn't want to pony up for a lab kit.
I'll be scheduling for my test this week and plan to take it by the first week of April so I can really light a fire under my seat.
With all of this said, So far I have purchased two console cables, this serial adapter, and a stand to house all four devices. I know this question probably gets asked a lot but what is the exact mount of cables I will need to get everything up and running.
p.s. The company that I work for has bins full straight through and crossover cables that were free to take because they're all from devices we've replaced.
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weakness33
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Do the 1841's have T1 cards in them for frame relay work? If so, you'll need a T1 crossover cable to connect them. A T1 crossover cable is NOT pinned the same as either a "regular" straight through or cross over Ethernet cable.
Here is what a T1 crossover looks like...
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MAC_Addy
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Jon_Cisco
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The 1841 should have two ethernet ports.
You can crossover to the other router or straight thru to the switches.
The switches need at least two crossover cables connecting them.
If you have/get T1 cards then cable above.
If you have serial/get cards then you will need a cable that has a DCE and DTE end.
They sell lab cables that have one connection at each end.
This is how I wired my lab last week.
cables.pdf
