From: Adrian Chew (achew@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Feb 09 2001 - 14:10:18 GMT-3
Ditch the 1750s - you've first got to find the used ones shipped with voice
DSPs - if not its a rather expensive upgrade, and despite having a 10/100
these aren't ISL capable. What's worse is the mini-flash used on the 1700s
are almost impossible to find used... I did some serious calculations and
almost immediately the 2600s seemed a much better choice for doing voice.
And don't forget to budget for WICs - don't see those in the list either.
The 5113 if I remember is 100/FE only module, which means you can't plug
90+% of your router Ethernet modules into it... get the 5213A or 5203 (like
5213A, but capable of Fast Etherchannel as well). 5540 is a Sup _IIG_!!! -
that's good enough to blow the whole budget sky high... and I haven't seen
them available used - maybe a Sup III/NFFC2 - but even those usually run $3K
on up!
A 4000 is probably a better choice for Frame switching than a 2520/2521, but
a 2522/2523 is my favorite - it has 'dual' uses, Frame switching, and one of
your routers with ISDN, 2 serial, either TR/Eth (leaving 8 A/S for Frame
connections!). Don't buy a 4000 though - you'll want the 4000M or 4500 for
flash upgradability.
Problems I see with this list - too few routers, NO ISDN!!!... too much
money to be spent on switches... ISDN should come before the switch ever
does in any shape/size/form unless its a dirt cheap used switch.
Regards,
Adrian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dustin L LaMascus" <lamascus@xs4all.nl>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:39 AM
Subject: CCIE Home lab
> Sorry for the duplicate message but I seem to have forgoten the subject on
the
> last, somewhat important in a setting like this.
>
> Greetings all,
> I am trying to build a (home) CCIE pratice lab. I need to work within a
budget
> (cheap as possible but still alot of features). If I can stay under the
15K
> mark I would be able to sleep at night.. 10K and I would smile while
sleeping
> :-) I would imagine that several of you have done some leg work on this
> already. I am aware of some missing components (token, ATM) but I am
trying to
> concentrate on the core stuff. I threw voice in b/c I am VERY lacking in
this
> and I hear it will become more important.
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
> BTW I already own the 2924, and the numbers are memory (DRAM/Flash)
>
> Here is what I have outlined so far:
> Terminal server 2509/2510 4 8
> Access Router 1 2501 16 16
> Access Router 2 2501 16 16
> Access Router 3 1750 32 8
> Access Router 4 1750 32 8
> WAN Cloud 4000 32 8
> Switch 1 5000 32 4
> Switch 2 2924XL-EN 8
>
> Voice Module for 1750 VIC-2FXS
> Voice Module for 1750 VIC-2FXS
> 4 Port Serial Module for 4000 NP-4T=
> FEnet switching module 5002 WS-X5113
> supervisor engine module WS-X5540
>
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