Farzad, One other thing you can do, if you are lacking equipment or the funds to buy equipment, is to use GNS3. Tyson Scott put together a great tutorial about how to set up GNS3 on Ubuntu to mimic the IPExpert labs. Here is a link: http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/07/05/gns3-on-ubuntu-910-the-ipexpert-way/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ipexpert/blog+(IPexpert's+CCIE+Blog)
Kind regards, Chad Uretsky ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 1:57:55 AM Subject: CCIE_RS Digest, Vol 55, Issue 28 Send CCIE_RS mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CCIE_RS digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: definitive list of kit required for the CCIE RS lab (Farzad Cheema) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:57:09 +0100 From: Farzad Cheema <[email protected]> To: "Di Bias, Steve" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] definitive list of kit required for the CCIE RS lab Message-ID: <4514017746227263...@unknownmsgid> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Thanks Steve and Aaron, this is the info I was looking for. Cheers, Farzad Sent from my iPhone On 11 Aug 2010, at 06:37 AM, "Di Bias, Steve" <[email protected]> wrote: Basically you get what you can afford, but remember it?s all about the IOS version you are running which will allow you to do a good portion of the IPX labs. Most of my routers are 3640?s with Cisco NM-2E2W cards in them. The NM-2E2W provide two 10Mbps Ethernet ports and two WIC slots. The only thing I have to do is change the interfaces in the startup-configs, load them up, and start labbing!!! I also run a Cisco 2620 as my frame switch with 4 T1 WIC cards and it works great! Ultimately I plan on using the Proctor Labs racks once I start hitting the advanced and mocks, but due to unforeseen circumstances my lab studies have been anything but consistent. That being said I do plan on ramping up my studies once things calm down over here (babies, wifes, and work!) My Frame Switch specs and configs look like this FRSW#sh ver | in cisco|IOS IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.3(26), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2) Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport Copyright (c) 1986-2008 by cisco Systems, Inc. cisco 2620 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x00) with 44032K/5120K bytes of memory. FRSW#sh ip int br | e down Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Serial0/0 unassigned YES NVRAM up up Serial0/1 unassigned YES NVRAM up up Serial1/0 unassigned YES NVRAM up up Serial1/1 unassigned YES NVRAM up up interface Serial0/0 description *-* FR to R2 *-* no ip address encapsulation frame-relay logging event subif-link-status logging event dlci-status-change no fair-queue cdp enable frame-relay intf-type dce frame-relay route 204 interface Serial0/1 402 frame-relay route 205 interface Serial1/0 502 frame-relay route 206 interface Serial1/1 602 frame-relay route 214 interface Serial0/1 412 frame-relay route 215 interface Serial1/0 512 frame-relay route 216 interface Serial1/1 612 frame-relay route 224 interface Serial0/1 422 frame-relay route 225 interface Serial1/0 522 frame-relay route 226 interface Serial1/1 622 ! interface Serial0/1 description *-* FR to R4 *-* no ip address encapsulation frame-relay logging event subif-link-status logging event dlci-status-change cdp enable frame-relay intf-type dce frame-relay route 402 interface Serial0/0 204 frame-relay route 405 interface Serial1/0 504 frame-relay route 406 interface Serial1/1 604 frame-relay route 412 interface Serial0/0 214 frame-relay route 415 interface Serial1/0 514 frame-relay route 416 interface Serial1/1 614 frame-relay route 422 interface Serial0/0 224 frame-relay route 425 interface Serial1/0 524 frame-relay route 426 interface Serial1/1 624 ! interface Serial1/0 description *-* FR to R5 *-* no ip address encapsulation frame-relay logging event subif-link-status logging event dlci-status-change cdp enable frame-relay intf-type dce frame-relay route 502 interface Serial0/0 205 frame-relay route 504 interface Serial0/1 405 frame-relay route 506 interface Serial1/1 605 frame-relay route 512 interface Serial0/0 215 frame-relay route 514 interface Serial0/1 415 frame-relay route 516 interface Serial1/1 615 frame-relay route 522 interface Serial0/0 225 frame-relay route 524 interface Serial0/1 425 frame-relay route 526 interface Serial1/1 625 ! interface Serial1/1 description *-* FR to R6 *-* no ip address encapsulation frame-relay logging event subif-link-status logging event dlci-status-change cdp enable frame-relay intf-type dce frame-relay route 602 interface Serial0/0 206 frame-relay route 604 interface Serial0/1 406 frame-relay route 605 interface Serial1/0 506 frame-relay route 612 interface Serial0/0 216 frame-relay route 614 interface Serial0/1 416 frame-relay route 615 interface Serial1/0 516 frame-relay route 622 interface Serial0/0 226 frame-relay route 624 interface Serial0/1 426 frame-relay route 625 interface Serial1/0 526 *From:* [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *marc abel *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:06 PM *To:* Aaron Moreck *Cc:* [email protected] *Subject:* Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] definitive list of kit required for the CCIE RS lab So you just have 4 T1 cards in the 2620? I've been very curious as to what to get for a frame switch. On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Aaron Moreck <[email protected]> wrote: Farzad, http://proctorlabs.com/PDF/2010/Routing_and_Switching.pdf is the physical topology of the gear. Ideally you would want all 2800 series routers but that is pretty pricey so here is what I did. Cat 1 - 3550 (Cat1) Cat 2- 4 - 3560 (Cat2-4) R1 2801 R2 3640 R4 2801 R5 3640 R6 3640 R7 3640 R8 3640 R9 3640 BB1-3 2621XM All 3640 routers have MAX amount of RAM and flash. I also have a 2620 as the frame switch. The key is to make sure the router IOS support IPv6 and also MPLS (LDP and TDP) All of my serial links are WIC1-DSU-T1 becasue that is what i had around. You can also use WIC-1T and WIC-2T but you will need the serial cables, i was able to just make T1 cross over cables. So far i have not run into any limitations. With my layout i do have to change the interface numbers around a bit in the intial configs and also adjust when i am grading my own solution but it works well. I plan to use my own rack for Volume 1 and for my own self study labs. I will probably start to use proctor labs once i get to Vol2 and especially Vol3. Hope this helps Aaron On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Farzad A. Cheema <[email protected]> wrote: Guys, Has anybody got a definitive list of kit required for the CCIE RS lab? I mean if I want to setup a lab at work or home, and want to perform every single inexpert lab (all three workbooks), what equipment I would need and how many of each type. Also, do you get real equipment when you rent proctor labs racks (including all switches) ? 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