Re: Equipments for R&S labs

From: itguy.pro@gmail.com
Date: Wed Aug 27 2008 - 11:45:24 ART

Ebay

Sometimes craigslist has some good deals as well

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Narbik Kocharians" <narbikk@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:56
To: Cisco Disco<itguy.pro@gmail.com>
Cc: Tony Tong<tongcheungyu@gmail.com>; Rick Mur<rickmur@me.com>; Cisco certification<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Subject: Re: Equipments for R&S labs

Where do you purchase your hardware??? The prices are very good.

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Cisco Disco <itguy.pro@gmail.com> 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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