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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Roguetadhg

StussyNz wrote: »

Thanks for your input guys. What cheap models of switches will work? 2950? Would they be acceptable?

See my signature link for lab suggestions.

JeanM

Stevo086 - very nice!

JeanM

spiderjericho wrote: »

If you only plan on getting Associate level certs, just get packet tracer and play around in GNS3.

If you're going to be moving up to professional and expert level the lowest switches you should get is 3550s. If you have the money, get 3560s.

Don't buy any routers. If you have a pretty decent laptop or desktop, you can run GNS3 in Windows along with VirtualBox. GNS3 runs better in Linux.

Get a few USB to Ethernet NICs and connect them to some switches.

I agree on the switches part, but you can easily get a 26xx/36xx series for the cost or even less than the cost of buying a bunch of usb/nic cards...

Death Dream

Question about lab equipment: I see a lot of people with Routers that are the 2600 series, thing is, I have two 2800 series routers. Are people taking the 2600 over the 2800 because of the price difference? Is the only thing different between the 26 and 28, SDM? I'm asking because I want to get a third router but not sure which one I should be getting. I bought one (v12.4) and got the other from work (v12.2). I plan on continue with this equipment up to the CCIE level if all goes well.

MAC_Addy

Just the price difference, that is all.

SteveO86

Death Dream wrote: »

Question about lab equipment: I see a lot of people with Routers that are the 2600 series, thing is, I have two 2800 series routers. Are people taking the 2600 over the 2800 because of the price difference? Is the only thing different between the 26 and 28, SDM? I'm asking because I want to get a third router but not sure which one I should be getting. I bought one (v12.4) and got the other from work (v12.2). I plan on continue with this equipment up to the CCIE level if all goes well.

2800's are better than the 2600xm, only reason I'm stocked up on 2600xms and 1841s is the fact 2800's are still a bit pricey for me.

ayseaf

That's mean the 2 x 3560 and 2 x 2950 enough for ccnp switch study ??

RouteMyPacket

For now

3 x 1841
2 x 3550
2 x 2950

Will add ASA 5510's later and more 1841 and 3560's

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and36y

Here you go an INE style R&S lab, scruffy as hell but complete

Andy

lab1.jpg

Death Dream

I've finally got all my piece of my lab together. Currently setup following Nuggets ICND2 videos.

I got the cabinet for free a few years ago when I was closing down one of our smaller locations I work for. The networking team I was giving all the stuff to after I tore it down said they didn't want it. So I took it home! I never expected to see it actually containing networking equipment of my own. Just figured I'd make a quick buck off something the company was going to just throw away. Good thing I never got around to selling it!

In order:
Digi 32 CM - Pushed back for easier access to cables if I ever plug in anything new.
1x2851
3x2811
1x3560 24port PoE
3x3550 48port
1x2950 12port

4 routers and five switches total. I had a Juniper router in there too but I had to take because I was short on space. Maybe another day...

Yes, pictures were taken as everything was powering up. I was pretty happy to finally have this cabinet completed! I'm kind of OCD about my cables so not being able to have anything tied down was annoying me like crazy!

Patel128

Nice lab! I was planning on posting in this thread today for more pictures too. Hopefully others will post more pictures. Mine is still in pieces, and being set back up or I would of snapped some pictures.

Death Dream

Patel128 wrote: »

Nice lab! I was planning on posting in this thread today for more pictures too. Hopefully others will post more pictures. Mine is still in pieces, and being set back up or I would of snapped some pictures.

Thanks! Yeah, I had to go digging for this thread to post some pictures. It's been awhile since anyone updated it. My lab was in pieces for two to three weeks before I got anything.

mgates67

My humble little home lab, finally almost done. From top to bottom: PDU, Digi CM32, 2x 2950, 2x 2514, 3x 2611XM. I'm waiting for an NM-4A/S so I can use the last 2611XM. Now I only need to add another switch or two. Any suggestions besides the 2950s?

Home Lab.jpg

FloOz

Get a 3550 for future studies on L3 switching

Roguetadhg

Death Dream wrote: »

Thanks! Yeah, I had to go digging for this thread to post some pictures. It's been awhile since anyone updated it. My lab was in pieces for two to three weeks before I got anything.

whats your computer setup look like?

steelymatt

Just finished updating my lab. Hoping this lab will take me to CCIE and thinking about getting a ASA5505 for CCNA:S.

1x Digi CM32
3x 2950
2x 3560
2x 3550
3x 2620XM
1x 2621XM
3x 1841
1x 2610
1x 2509

LabPic.jpg

Roguetadhg

What's your computer desk look like! >.>

There may or may not be rep points given..

Death Dream

Roguetadhg wrote: »

whats your computer setup look like?

I'll grab a picture today if I have time.

redfrick

My lab is really not much to look at right now but it's just for CCNA:

2610XM x3
2950 x3

But I have a lot stuff coming that I've ordered....3 3550s, 4 2811s and couple 3825s and a UC520 I can't wait to play around with. I will try to post a picture if/when I get everything together.