From: Rthugo1@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat Nov 03 2001 - 01:32:36 GMT-3
In a message dated 11/2/01 10:56:06 AM Central Standard Time,
jim.phillipo@guardent.com writes:
<< Subj: Looking for advice on home lab
Date: 11/2/01 10:56:06 AM Central Standard Time
From: jim.phillipo@guardent.com
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Reply-to: jim.phillipo@guardent.com
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Jim,
I have a group of 4000's and a couple of 4500's. Now some would say they are
old and don't have much resale value and more trouble than what they're
worth. However, I think they are good because of the flexibility of being
able to change out the modules for just about any lab config (Token, Eth,
Serial, ATM, ISDN, FDDI ). About the only thing I can't do is voice. Now
others have there theories, but my setup is as follows:
1 1200 Catalyst (Set-based commands, similar to the 5000)
3 2501's (used for BGP stuff)
1 2514 (HSRP stuff and access lists)
2 2900's (ISL & Trunking)
Emutel ISDN Simulator
2 4500's
4 4000's
with the following interface modules:
**2 2-port Token Ring
**2 1-port Token Ring
**3 1-port Ethernet
**2 2-port Ethernet
**3 4-port Serial
**2 2-port Serial
**2 ATM OC-3's
**2 4-port ISDN BRI's
My philosophy is whatever labs that I don't have sufficient equipment for, I
will either scale down a bit, like you said, more specifically for the voice
stuff, I will just rent rack time out on the web. Fatkid is probably the
best setup I have found, equipment wise.
My .02c,
Rob H. NP, DP, blah,blah,blah.......... :)
I presently have
2-2611
2514
2-2501
2-2502
1-2503
2-2523
cat 5k
No matter which lab prep guide I look at I am always missing one piece of
the puzzle. Is it general practice to go out and buy whatever it takes to do
the labs or cut pieces out of them and make due ?
Just Wondering
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