yay my new home lab!

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Its taken 2 years but I have finally got round to getting my own little Cisco lab at home which I can build on to take me to the next level in routing and switching!

So nice/weird to be able to plug into my own routers and get going on some basic config without having to worry about breaking anything! hehe!

I have started with:
3x 2610xm routers
2x 2950 Switches 1x 24 port and 1 48 port.

Later I'm going to add a terminal server so I can console to them all without having to swap cable all the time and then when I can afford it a layer 3 switch something like a 3550.

Happy days, onwards and upwards with my CCNP guys!

Millsie

 

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Congrats, that's awesome! I'm sure the setup is going to prove invaluable while prepping for your CCNP.

If you don't mind me asking, as a rough figure, how much does a setup like this cost?

 

I was pretty happy with the cost, £199 plus postage for the above 3 routers and 2 switches with all power cables and network cables. The routers also have a total of 4x wic cards too! Next day delivery.

The terminal server will probably be the most expensive of the lot when I get it, cheapest ive found on ebay is £90. Then the layer 3 switch probably 60 or 70 pounds. So all in all a decent small lab for no more than £400.

 

Thanks for the information!

 

Cool stuff! I've always wanted a little lab setup but never quite needed it! Cisco would be a good excuse to build one for sure, I may have to move onto that in the future!