CISCO LAB from Ebay

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Hi there,

I am looking to study for a CCNA I have found someone selling a local LAB set up from Ebay, I believe I can get it for £225, is this a good price or is it better to invest it into a course with CommSupport

Full List of what's included.....
3 x Cisco 2610 Routers
4 x Cisco 2501 Routers
1 x Cisco Catalyst 2950 12 Port Switch
1 x Cisco Catalyst 2950 24 Port Switch
1 x Cisco 2521 Frame Relay with Token Ring
2 x Cisco Transceivers
3 x ISDN WICs for 2610 Routers
4 x Serial WICs for 2610 Routers
3 x RF Protected Power distribution Panels (Rack Mounted and all set up)
13 x IEC Kettle Plug Power Cables
1 x 4 Way Power Sockets
1 x Serial to USB Adapter
4 x Console Cables
1 x Console AUX Cable
4 x DCE - DTE Serial Cables
1 x DAB Serial Cable
4 x Ethernet Network Cables
1 x Ethernet Coupler
1 x Todd Lammle CCNA Study Guide Book
Various WIC blanking Plates
Various Nuts / Bolts rack mount bits.
And of course this all comes in a glass-fronted lockable rack mount!

Any information I will be grateful.

Thanks
Elliot

 

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3 x Cisco 2610 Routers = OK
4 x Cisco 2501 Routers = RUBBISH, BETTER GETTING ANOTHER PAIR OF 2610 ROUTERS, ON THAT SUBJECT YOU ARE BETTER OFF GETTING 2611's THEY HAVE A PAIR OF ETHERNET PORTS OR 2621's THEY HAVE A PAIR OF FASTETHERNET PORTS
1 x Cisco Catalyst 2950 12 Port Switch = OK
1 x Cisco Catalyst 2950 24 Port Switch = OK, IF YOUR BUDGET WILL STRETCH TO IT A 3550 EMI WOULD BE NICE TOO, SOME INTERVLAN ROUTING USING SVI'S
1 x Cisco 2521 Frame Relay with Token Ring = OK, BUT THE TOKEN RING IS POINTLESS
2 x Cisco Transceivers = RUBBISH, BUT YOU'LL NEED THEM FOR THE 2501.
3 x ISDN WICs for 2610 Routers = COMPLETE RUBBISH UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ISDN SIMULATOR TO CONNECT THESE INTERFACES TO
4 x Serial WICs for 2610 Routers = OK
3 x RF Protected Power distribution Panels (Rack Mounted and all set up) = OK
13 x IEC Kettle Plug Power Cables = OK
1 x 4 Way Power Sockets = OK
1 x Serial to USB Adapter = OK, BUT I WOULD HAVE A FEW OF THESE
4 x Console Cables = OK, GET SOME RJ45 AND A CRIMPER AS THE CLIPS ALWAYS COME OFF
1 x Console AUX Cable = OK
4 x DCE - DTE Serial Cables = OK
1 x DAB Serial Cable
4 x Ethernet Network Cables = YOU'LL NEED MORE AND YOU'LL NEED MORE CROSSOVER CABLES
1 x Ethernet Coupler
1 x Todd Lammle CCNA Study Guide Book
Various WIC blanking Plates
Various Nuts / Bolts rack mount bits.
And of course this all comes in a glass-fronted lockable rack mount!

I would say, get the kit, get the book, study for a few months and then reconsider your options

 

is £225 a good price?

Thanks
Elliot

 

Not really, but it's not going break the bank. the 2610 are around £15 each, the 2501's are worthless scrap and the 2950's are £25 each, WIC-1T's £10 each

So you might be paying £50/80 more than I would but kit is kit and always good to have if you are going pursue this game, if you don't want to spend any more than you have to then I would suggest you consider GNS3.

 

Perfect thanks very much Ill check it out!

 

Or of course listen to my advice about doing the N+ first and save the £225 for something else when it really matters. I don't generally offer advice and not mean it.

 

I was thinking with starting with the CCENT part 1? or is this not advised?

 

Or a colleague at work said it might be worth looking into MTA network fundamentals instead?

Is this worth while or not really...

Thanks
Elliot

 

I would do CCENT (ICND 1) over any other initial network based cert. I have never seen MTA network fundamentals, and don't ever see Network+ in job adverts, but always see Cisco certs.

 

If you would like to work in networking field, CCENT (ICND1) is your best choice, it covers all your networking basis.