Post Your Lab (PICS)

Hey Everyone,
I couldn't find any other thread similar to this after searching for a while, so I wanted to get one going. It would be great if everyone could post pictures of their current home or work lab (Big or Small). Hopefully we can get the CCNP/CCIE folks to post in here as well.

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Dashik

Picture as promised. Just got the gear today. Not had a chance to play with it yet

That's my light reading piles......

MAC_Addy

Dashik wrote: »

That's my light reading piles......

Light reading? All I can say is, bloody hell!

Roguetadhg

You have a lot of CCNA books!

JeanM

Dashik - nice! I also picked up CCNP books as well, but need to go through the 4 CCNA books first

inscom.brigade

very nice LABs, the books are a proud part of our LAB please do not tease about the books.
I have books. E books are great, so are real books! I am proud of my books too!

Dashik could u tell the 2008 server book number please

mytapy

Configure eigrp routing and verify the neighbor relationships and topology tables

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Stidrvr

How did you mount the 2850? I was under the assumption that the rack isnt deep enough. Thanks in advance.

astrogeek wrote: »

Is that APC a 7900? That's what I have, I like it but lately the web interface has been very laggy - I think something might be wrong with it because sometimes it will just stop responding for about 10 minutes or so. Not sure if anyone else has had similar issues, I don't seem to have any problems when accessing it via telnet/ssh, but https is a struggle.

From top to bottom:
Digi CM 32 Console Server

APC AP7900

2611XM 256MB with CME

2621XM 128MB

3550-24-PWR (EMI Image)

(3)3550-48 (EMI Image)

Dell PowerEdge 2850 with 3 Adaptec Quad NIC cards - (2) ANA-62044 & (1)ANA-64044LV

These older pics don't show the Digi CM 32 console server I recently added, but are of much better quality:

And some fuzzy camera phone pics showing the newly added Digi CM 32 :

Roguetadhg

I'm not teasing about books... :P

I have my Foundation Learning Guide for Route at home $:\$

oli356

TehToG wrote: »

I've just bought a Startech RK12OD from Amazon. £40 give or take. It's designed for audio rack mountable stuff but it should hold a few switches/routers easily enough.

Markybhoy wrote: »

Im just starting to get into networking and picked up one of these to, seems to get decent reviews.

Either of you got these yet? Would be great to see some pics!

MAC_Addy

Roguetadhg wrote: »

I'm not teasing about books... :P

I have my Foundation Learning Guide for Route at home $:\$

What's the difference between the Foundation Learning Guide and the Official Learning Guide?

spiderjericho

The Foundation Learning Guides are developed for the Cisco Networking Academy and have a little more information, expounding than the cert guide. Though the cert guides have or meet all of the certification objectives. Ones geared for those who simply want to pass the exam while the other is less geared toward the exam, but provides a more robust learning experience.

I used to have a huge Cisco library, but have just kept the CCIE books instead preferring digital books.

Jasiono

Ugh. I need two routers.
What series are recommended?

I have a 1721 but there are no serial ports.

oli356

Jasiono wrote: »

Ugh. I need two routers.
What series are recommended?

I have a 1721 but there are no serial ports.

Can't you go buy a WIC-1T?

spd3432

The same WICs are used for the 1600, 1700, 2600, 3600, and 3700 series routers and are readily available. If you already have a 1721, then you just need to pick up a serial WIC for it and a second router.

Concerned Water

@Rogue

I'm not jealous. Why would I be jealous? You only have the whole CCNP foundation series and a linux+ book, which are books I want

Alright maybe just a little.

Jasiono

The guy I got my switches off of left one of his papers in the box.

It has an entire schema of all of his devices with their IP addresses. I also have outputs on some of the switches where the password is showing

TIME FOR THE SHREDDER

Roguetadhg

@MAC_Addy: The difference for me was enough for me to buy it:

The cover.

spiderjericho wrote: »

The Foundation Learning Guides are developed for the Cisco Networking Academy and have a little more information, expounding than the cert guide. Though the cert guides have or meet all of the certification objectives. Ones geared for those who simply want to pass the exam while the other is less geared toward the exam, but provides a more robust learning experience.

I used to have a huge Cisco library, but have just kept the CCIE books instead preferring digital books.

I prefer the paper books but I've run into times where I wish I had a digital copy, and a large tablet screen. I just find it hard for me to get into a digital book. I'm used to highlighting, coloring all the figures, flipping from chapter to chapter. I'm sure that I wouldn't need to worry about spilling tea on the tablet as much. I'm also sure that I could get used to a digital version. I'm sure sometime when I get a few spare bucks, i'll pick up a Gen 1 iPad.

Jasiono

Aw man. I sold my first gen for 150 bucks. Perfect condition, like you took it fresh out the box.

shodown

Video of my lab

Where have I been - YouTube

Jasiono

Ahhhhhhh!!!!

Spaghetti!!!!

alxx

Need some velcro cable ties (the ones for microphone cables work well)
and yes you can get them in different colours.

Or just get a roll of hook and loop velcro and cut to size.

Not that I can really complain with fiber spagheti

Have a rack on the shopping list now I'm back in full time work.

Cerebro

shodown wrote: »

Video of my lab

Where have I been - YouTube

Jasiono

LinuxRacr wrote: »

Oh not at all. Brand new they are very pricey. I was able to get mine off of Ebay for $48, and locally to boot!

Check out this thread here for more details.

Stupid question.
This is used for connecting a pc to one console and managing all devices on the network right? As opposed to plugging in and out of all the switches/routers every time one needs to make a change?

spd3432

Finally got around to taking a picture.
In the rack (bottom to top)
2x 2620xm
2620 (used as frame relay cloud)
2610 (access server)
2x 2924
2950
On the table
2x 1721 (32F version)

My_Lab.jpg

TehToG

Startech RK12OD Audio Rack

2 x 2950s
1 x 2651XM
1 x 2621XM (To come)
1 x 2610

1 x Dell Optiplex 775 running ESXi Free 5.0
- 2 x MS Server 2008R2
- 2 x Fedora 17 installs
- 1 x Windows XP Pro (with serial passed through from chassis for console cable)

Just need to get myself a box of decent cat5e cable and I can get stuck in.

Kory

Cisco
c2950 -12 port
c2950 -24 port
c3550 -24 port POE
2610 - WIC 2T
2611 -WIC 2T
2621XM WIC 2T, NM-2V
3640- NM-4AS, NM-2E2W
AP1242AG

Aruba
2400 WLC
AP-65
AP-61

I think I need to get an actual rack cab at some point as I cant keep things tidy anymore in the spot it currently resides in.

Jasiono

Pulled the trigger on the digi cm 32 console server.

Made an offer he couldn't refuse mwuahaha. Next up, skeletek rack.

JeanM

As of today, not in the picture is 2621 and my VM host. I need to order a new rack, the 12u amazon.com rack is no longer large enough

digi cm32 console server
pix 515 firewall
6 2950 switches, 3 are set up on another subnet for spanning tree labs. 4th one is for VM server, and the last two act as core/access switches with etherchannel. core switch is connected to my home network, and my soho router has routes to the lab as well for remote access.

4x 2620 routers, 3 used for frame relay
1x 2621 for back-up for now.
1x 3620 , it's kind of in the middle of it all, two 3640s connect to it
3x 3640s (running 12.4), 1 is frame relay, 1 is for the 4th 2620, 3rd is a router between the subnets and the 3 switches running spanning tree. Combination of rip2/eigrp/ospf.

elderkai

I don't have any other way to take pictures than with a poor quality webcam right now. =[ I still tried to show what I have.

I haven't fully utilized it yet because I haven't started SWITCH studies, but I did use two of them when I was reviewing for my CCNA. The bottom two are 3550's with an EMI IOS and the top two or 2950's. The white cables are connecting to four usb-nics at my rear I/O panel and the gray cables are just used for if I want to trunk between them.

labjpg.jpg

inscom.brigade

I am using a quad core 9450, running w2k8 r2 x64 as my server, and has a
SILICOM 6 port NIC with VLAN trunking capability.
I use it for GNS3 only, = (my ccie routers). + (storage of music, movies, and files).

the server on the right is running LINUX.

the PC on the far right is how i remote in.
I have 4 pannels which i hope to upgrade, to a SLI x 3

rack:
from the top

Cisco 871W 12.4 OS= very cool just got it and working on the config. OS = to 1841w, or 28xx w.
Docsis 3 sb 6120 x 2 | radio shack Rj-45 crimper, | ebay 100 bag fittings.
2651xm full memory 12.4 ent OS
2651 full of memory 12.4 ent os
2610 12.2
2950 = paper weight <- first switch
19" samsung
as2509-rj
15" keyboard
Corsar headphone with MIC boom.
3541 = junk <- junk free first switch
3550emi
3550emi
3550emi
3550emi
left w2k8 r2 x64 server Silicom 6 port NIC 10/100/1000
right linux server Silicom 6 port NIC 10/100/1000

far right my pc
SLI
2x 9800gtx+
8 gig
Silicom 6 port nic
1 x rs232

The rack:
is all home made 100% even the sliding keyboard shelf!
But it was free cept for the bolts.(pending URL aproval).

Rack NEEDS

2 x 3560 emi
1 duel xeon rack mount server
AS 2511-rj

PC upgrade needs:
sli x 3
psu 1000 watt
16 gig ddr3
3 x 2 tera HD
4 x 27" pannel
2 x 52" pannel

AND for fun i have an 80watt amp tied in and the big black box below is a 12" band speaker with a 12" horn.

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1465/p1040759w.jpg

hanging on the right is a YAGI wifi antenna with a 2 watt amp

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