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| hcopa 2003-06-19, 12:20 pm |
| Hi!!....
Does anybody in the forum can give me lead to a good white paper or a link to help me to build a small home network for practicing purposes (We're talking here 5 or 6 machines, a KVM and the rest...You know.).
I tried asking on the W-2k server cert forum but I didn't get any answer, so I decided to come back to my hommies on the forum.
Nice to see y'all again!!!
Thanx...
Jose | |
| everetjo 2003-06-19, 1:18 pm |
| what do you want to practice for? my advice would be to start off small and build from there. | |
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| Thanks Everetjo.
I've decided to buy the "Home Networking for Dummies" from Amazon.com I think I can get good hints from that book.
Regarding to your comment...I want to start building a small home network with a W-2K server and some other stuff to practice for my 70-215 (You know...a server, 4 or 5 workstations a hub or switch and a router-having the workstations linked by a KVM...and some peripherals...- the basic....and from there grow depending on my studies needs).
Anyways...any sugestion is gladly apreciated.
Thanx.
Jose | |
| aznluvsmc 2003-06-19, 2:44 pm |
| That's an excellent idea hcopa. I'm planning on buidling a network of 5 laptops to study for my MCSE next month. I also plan on adding a Cisco switch and router when I do my CCNA. | |
| azimuth40 2003-06-19, 6:05 pm |
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Originally posted by hcopa
Hi!!....
Does anybody in the forum can give me lead to a good white paper or a link to help me to build a small home network for practicing purposes (We're talking here 5 or 6 machines, a KVM and the rest...You know.).
I tried asking on the W-2k server cert forum but I didn't get any answer, so I decided to come back to my hommies on the forum.
Nice to see y'all again!!!
Thanx...
Jose
5 or 6 machines is really overkill for just studies. 3 or 4 is more like it. I can't think of much you can't do with one server and 3 workstations. A primary workstation that you don't touch, a workstation for 9x and a workstation for NT/2k/xp. If you want to add linux in the mix then add one more, buy one of those $200 walmart or electronic store specials with linux already on it. Everyone is selling those boxes now to get the internet appliance market.
Build a cheap server with stress on the I/O rather than the CPU. I use a P4 celeron clocked at 2.66GHz with 640MB RAM, a 60GB boot drive and twin 40GB drives in a raid 1 array and twin NIC's which are a must later on. Celerons are cheap and the P4 versions overclock like gangbusters to make up for the cache shortcommings.
If you use broadband get a cheap router/switch combo and you can uplink to another switch later. Switches are cheap anyway, I just picked up another 5 port Siemens brand new for $9 at Frys today.
Now all of this if from someone with a 8 system plus one laptop setup. Three of mine are servers though; 2k server on the celeron, OS/2 Warp server on a dual PII, FreeBSD on a K6-3. The other 5 are workstations plus the laptop. Two of them are almost never on except lately playing with the Win 2003 stuff. I also have a couple of cisco routers and a switch.
Oops almost forgot. Calling it a home network is not what you are after I think. You are looking for a study lab to emulate bigger networks. The term home network may be throwing people off but in any case look here and see if anything helps
http://www.homenethelp.com/ | |
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| Tekmazter 2003-08-12, 9:33 pm |
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Originally posted by azimuth40
Build a cheap server with stress on the I/O rather than the CPU. I use a P4 celeron clocked at 2.66GHz with 640MB RAM, a 60GB boot drive and twin 40GB drives in a raid 1 array and twin NIC's which are a must later on. Celerons are cheap and the P4 versions overclock like gangbusters to make up for the cache shortcommings.
He's doing MCSE, not running FW1-ng, Trend Enterprise and routing all at the same time. In the MCSE, where on earth would he possibly need all this?
I like your idea on the RH box though. Even better, go to a used computer shop and pickup an old P266 or something and just run RH in command line. It will easily keep up on the network with any winbox. | |
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| I agree with azimuth-40 (on some points). 3 workstations should be enough. 1 server and 2 clients on different subnets. You can always dual boot to get practice integrating other OS's.
Although if you can afford (and have the space for) 6 PC's, a catalyst switch, 2500 router and all your training books and software then go ahead (if you can afford all that though you probably dont need a carreer in IT!) |
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