From: Joseph Rinehart (jjrinehart@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 17:49:01 GMT-3
ATM LANE has been removed, ATM proper has not......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kleberg, Jason" <JKleberg@glhec.org>
To: "'Dennis Dumont'" <dfdumont@yahoo.com>; "CCIE Wanabe"
<ccieslc@yahoo.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 7:22 AM
Subject: RE: Do we REALLY need a CCIE home LAB
> Quote:
>
> "You don't need ATM at all. Its
> been removed from the lab, even though its still on
> the written (as is Token ring and IPX)."
>
>
>
> Did I miss something?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Dumont [mailto:dfdumont@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:10 AM
> To: CCIE Wanabe; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Do we REALLY need a CCIE home LAB
>
>
> Short answer: YES!!!!
>
> Longer answer:
> If you've never taken the exam, you have no idea what
> is on it. You will need an enormous amount of time on
> task configuring basic, fundamental things like OSPF,
> BGP, and normal interface tasks such that there is no
> substitute for a home lab. That being said, you don't
> need every piece for the home lab to be of use. Spend
> a little money getting the basic stuff - you'll need 6
> routers to make a full pod; and a backbone router.
> Here's my $0.02 on specific hardware.
>
> 3 - 2501
> 2 - 2503
> 1 - 2620
> 1 - 4x00 w/ 2 NP-4T, 1 NP-1E
>
> The 4x00 becomes the frame switch as well as the
> injector of routes for the pod. Also there are a
> number of places to buy the 60-pin crossover cables
> for < $20 ea. In the above configuration you'll need
> six.
>
> Once you have the basics you can add some other things
> to flesh out your pod as needed: Some kind of Catalyst
> switch, think VLAN trunking as well as multicasting.
> Add an ISDN simulator - lots of stuff in the archives
> on which is good. You don't need ATM at all. Its
> been removed from the lab, even though its still on
> the written (as is Token ring and IPX).
>
> I wouldn't ever buy the 3550. There are too many good
> rental racks, and quite frankly its not a core issue.
> Make sure you can bring up OSPF and BGP with your eyes
> closed on your mini-pod. Then once you know what
> EVERY command in those sections does; move on to pick
> up the 3550.
>
> MHO
>
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