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| does anyone know what the basic setup for a lab is, as i managed to get some hardware together and need to set them up into a practical lab scenario
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| haseeb_eng 2002-04-25, 4:42 am |
| It depends which hardware you are using . If you you have 2 routers then you can connect them back to back . If 3 then you can conect them back to back also bye making a triangular lab . anything else ? | |
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| basically i was looking for a complete setup, as the company have a certain amount of redundent kit | |
| Dillon 2002-04-26, 2:50 am |
| m_j6
If you have that much redundant kit available to you, then you don't want to restrict yourself to one physical topology.
You will learn a hell of a lot more by rearranging it all from time to time.
Make sure you choose a good selection of equipment i.e. One that can be used as a Frame-relay switch (multiple ports), an access server for console port access, several routers with multiple LAN interfaces for bridging etc.
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| doctorcisco 2002-04-29, 8:51 am |
| If you have enough toys, you can avoid a lot of recabling:
1. Put all your router ethernet interfaces into a switch (1900 or whatever), and separate them into vlan's as necessary by configuring the switch ports.
2. Give each router 1 serial connection to a router serving as a frame relay switch. A 4000 with 4 or 8 serial ports can work quite well for this (and 4000's are pretty cheap), as do the 252x's. (I'm lucky, I have an old warhorse 7000 with 2 FSIP-8's in it). You can then configure PVC's between the routers in any "topology" you want.
This is quite handy if you're telnetting into the lab when you're not physically there.
FWIW,
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| darthfeces 2002-04-30, 9:09 am |
| try
ccxxproductions.com
or download ccprep.com's
lab guide. | |
| Bolero 2002-04-30, 8:36 pm |
| Hmm I think you're gonna need about 6-7 routers esp. for BGP, OSPF, ISIS. That's the setup I've seen on Routing TCP/IP Vol 1 and elsewhere.
I've got a 4500 with 4 serial ports and that's a really good investment. Good for FR/X25 cloud sim and as a hub/border router interconnecting multiple areas/AS's. 2501's are (relatively) cheap investments for internal routers.
I'm thinking abt getting:
1. an ISDN sim (Teltone) to sim an ISDN switch/cloud. But I think it's limited to BRI only. ~US$1600. 
2. Some fast-e ports (2600 routers) for VLAN trunking. Pricey as well...
3. A Cat 5k capable of MLS. I don't even wanna think about how much that's gonna cost right now...
4. Enterprise IOS for multiarea ISIS. (I'll be in debt for the rest of my short life...)
And for C/S + Security, I don't think it's possible to setup private labs...waaaaay outta my $ league.
Any comments/suggestions?
(PS. If anyone from Singapore is interested in pooling hardware for lab practice, drop me an email/msg.) | |
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| jcash2000 2002-05-08, 1:35 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by darthfeces
try
ccxxproductions.com
or download ccprep.com's
lab guide.
Could you post the link to ccprep's guide. I was not able to find it. | |
| DaddyWayne 2002-05-10, 12:11 pm |
| The following books will also be helpful in building your lab as well as library:
Advanced Cisco Router Configuration by Laura Chappell, CCIE Professional Development: Routing TCP/IP by Jeff Doyle (vol. I & II), Cisco CCIE Fundamentals: Network Design & Case Studies, Internetworking Troubleshooting Handbook - Cisco Press Fundamentals series), All-In-One CCIE Lab Study Guide by Stephen Hutnik, Michael Satterlee, CCIE Professional Development: Cisco Lan Switching (Cisco Press) by Kennedy Clark & Kevin Hamilton, Cisco Certification: Bridges, Routers & Switches for CCIE's by Andrew Caslow.
Also don't forget Sam Halabi's book. |
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