From: Bill Eyer (beyer@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Aug 27 2008 - 07:18:17 ART
Tony,
If you can find one a CS-500 works just as well as a 2511 for a terminal
server. I bought mine for $20 at a local swap meet.
Bill
Cisco Disco wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
> I built my lab at home from equipment off of ebay and it worked out great.
>
> I bought,
>
> 6x 2611XMs with max DRAM and Flash, running the latest IOS for under $200 a
> piece, shipped.
>
> Got the 2511 as console access and 2522 for Frame relay simulation both
> under $200 a piece, shipped.
>
> Already had 2501s but replaced those with 2514s, they have dual ethernet
> interfaces... but I may replace those with two or three more 2611XMs just to
> keep things upto date end to end but 2514s should work great, 3x 2514s
> should cost you around $80 bucks, shipped.
>
> I bought two 3550s, $400 each, they are great... I was able to get both
> locally so no shipping.
>
> Got a 3560 for $1k which is a good price if you check prices on ebay. Also,
> found a 3750-24 which had one bad port and got that for around $900 instead
> of $1600
>
> I already had two post 42-U rack from previous lab setups so... if you can
> afford it, it would be best to get a 24-U cabinet and put all your equipment
> in there. Also, try getting a Remote Power Switch as well, which could save
> you money on power so you can turn and turn off the rack whenever you
> please.
>
> I hope this helps, enjoy!
>
> -Haroon
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Tony Tong <tongcheungyu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> Thanks again for your suggestions.
>>
>> I may also buy rack rental time instead of buying the switches to save
>> money. I think the budget can be cut within US$3000.
>>
>> Now, I can only study and practice after office hour, often 7 or 8 pm.
>> Since
>> the heavy work load on many projects (working on many vendor devices expect
>> Cisco. -_-").
>> I wish I can keep studying and practicing until January. But I don't know
>> if
>> I have enough time.
>>
>> ^_*
>> Tony Tong
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rick Mur [mailto:rickmur@me.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:32 PM
>> To: Tony Tong
>> Cc: Cisco certification
>> Subject: Re: Equipments for R&S labs
>>
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> I don't know what your budget is, but buying 4 switches and a bunch of
>> ethernet adapters will cost a lot more that hundreds of hours of rack
>> rentals.
>> It's totally the best thing to have the real equipment, but it also
>> costs a lot. But with dynamips and the 4 switches you can definitely
>> build all the labs.
>> You could also choose to do the labs completely on dynamips (with
>> switch modules) and do a couple of labs (where their is al lot of
>> ethernet switching) and do those on a rented rack, saves a lot of money.
>>
>> Have a nice time studying, don't wait to long with practicing, because
>> you'll need all the time until January.
>> Also keep practicing every day or at least every week, just to keep
>> the level you have. I took some breaks in between and when I made a
>> mocklab after a couple of weeks break my scores dropped dramatically.
>>
>> So enjoy and let us know how it went in January :-)
>>
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> On 26 aug 2008, at 00:28, Tony Tong wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Roger,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your advice.
>>>
>>> ^_^
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Roger Oliver [mailto:divineone@divine-wind.net]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:08 PM
>>> To: Tony Tong
>>> Cc: 'Cisco certification'
>>> Subject: RE: Equipments for R&S labs
>>>
>>> Tony!
>>>
>>> Sounds like you got a good plan there. I like to rent rack's once in
>>> awhile at least once a week I rent a lab to just work on different
>>> gear
>>> that i'm not familiar with. So say get a rack session from IE or IP or
>>> whoever then do one of their "mock labs" or what have you. You can
>>> save
>>> it for down the stretch but I know many people who have done the same
>>> thing.
>>>
>>> Also check out the hacki.at site for more help on GNS3 and what you
>>> are
>>> trying to do. People there focus on doing what your doing and will be
>>> better prepared to respond or already have a post.
>>>
>>>
>>> Good Journey!
>>> Roger
>>>
>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> Subject: Equipments for R&S labs
>>>> From: "Tony Tong" <tongcheungyu@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Mon, August 25, 2008 11:49 pm
>>>> To: "'Cisco certification'" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll take the R&S lab in Jan, 2009. Here is my plan to buy the
>>>> equipments
>>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>>> practice:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - buy lab workbooks from vendors like Internetworkexpert or IPexpert.
>>>>
>>>> - buy 2x 3560 switches and 2x 3550 switches from ebay.
>>>>
>>>> - simulate other routers from my laptop (Intel T5500 CPU with 3GB
>>>> RAM)
>>>>
>>> using
>>>
>>>> GNS3(Dynamips).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can I complete the full sets of labs with these equipments?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone share your experience and advice?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Tony Tong
>>>>
>>>>
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