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Buying Vs. Renting Virtual Rack time for CCIE Lab
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| bmckenzie 2002-04-02, 5:55 am |
| I'm looking for comments about preparing for the CCIE Lab Exam.
Do you NEED to buy the equipment to build a home lab, or is it possible to be enough prepared by practicing totally through renting rack time?
Here's the thing I guess, I can afford to pay as I go with the renting of rack time, but I don't and will not have the money to buy the equipment. (new baby, new house..etc)
I would really like to hear feedback about this.
Thanks,
Bill Mckenzie, MCP+I,MCSE,CCNA,CCNP | |
| Soray 2002-04-02, 10:14 am |
| I agree 100 %. I cannot afford to buy a few thousand dollars worth of equipment. But I can buy lab time. I think I you dedicate my time. I will do fine. | |
| darthfeces 2002-04-02, 9:13 pm |
| personally i spent 4200 on 7 2500 routers,
from a ccie who just got his #.
when i get my # i'll unload them @ cost. | |
| AndyC 2002-04-05, 12:45 pm |
| If you can't afford to buy then try Yeti's labs troops | |
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| can we get a little more specific | |
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| haseeb_eng 2002-04-07, 6:11 am |
| renting cisco lab will be just for the time being but if you buy equipment then these will be with you always as long as you wana keep them . And its just a kind of investment .
Cheers  | |
| Yeti-GBR1 2002-04-07, 6:14 am |
| Haseeb, have you bought your own lab or has your company bought it for you? | |
| haseeb_eng 2002-04-07, 10:30 am |
| Not yet but they are planning to bring one and even if they don't bring one then i will buy my own . you wana sell any cisco equipment ? | |
| Yeti-GBR1 2002-04-07, 10:40 am |
| Hi Haseeb...There going for real bargin prices on http://www.ebay.co.uk at the moment I saw a full blown CCIE lab go for just £5,600($8,000) last week that included all the ATM, TokenRing & The ISDN Sim... It made me sick as a .... I would have bought it if I'd had the money. | |
| haseeb_eng 2002-04-07, 11:16 am |
| well i am not also very rich man . But since begininng my routine is that i do job get some money & do course get more better job get some money and do course i had always took risks in doing courses without having money . and many questions come in your mind . WHat if you don't get the job after your course bcoz the money will be with the institute  . But so far whatever risks i took are going fine . And for the CCIE also i have to take risk no other choice because in my company we got here some good cisco engineers who are more experienced then me so i want to reach atleast to their level and have to save my job also . got my point ? and i will not prefer ebay because those guys are not giving any gurantee or something like that . I would prefer companies so atleast we know the address plus atleast 90 days gurantee on the equipment . Actually my plan was to buy cisco equipment in march but i am very busy since last month . You got your lab right yeti ?
haseeb  | |
| josemn 2002-04-09, 4:13 pm |
| The way I see it, when you're beginning to practice on lab equipment you are not furiously typing as you will at the actual lab. You're learning; reviewing; reading; so there's a lot of idle time you're paying for.
Look at buying some equipment as a short term lease. After you achieve your goal and those golden numbers (CCIE license #) then you just sell and recoup your investment.
Buy stuff you'll need to practice most things. My home lab has a C4000 as a Frameswitch, 4 C2501s, 1 C2504 and 1 C2509 (used as a terminal server). Eventually I can practice ATM and Token Ring on a C3900 using rented time. By then I'll be more focused and will hopefully use my rent time much better.
That's my two cents! | |
| haseeb_eng 2002-04-11, 4:58 am |
| ya i agree with you 2 CENTS :P | |
| WildBilltech 2002-04-22, 5:11 pm |
| If you are looking to get a couple of routers there are a couple of places like network4hire that basically lease the equipment to you. If you want to buy, sometimes you can pick up a good deal on ebay. Finally, try http://www.gettlabs.com for on-line rack access. They are offering free 2 hour sessions. |
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