You have a great start. Let's consider what you have. The 2500s are great. In time, you will want to load an Enterprise version of IOS. That requires 16 MB Flash and 16 MB DRAM. There are many sources of third party DRAM and Flash - check the archives. You didn't say if the 2600s had any WIC cards. Two WIC-1Ts in each would be great. I recently bought several at an average price of $50 each. Just be patient. Again, verify how much Flash and DRAM you need for all your routers to run the images you want. Back-to-back serial cables. Again several sources. I have purchased from Bob Lowery, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good prices and great service. Length depends on how you group your routers. Three foot (one meter) is handy if the routers are close together. Six foot or ten foot might also be useful. Ethernet cables. You'll want some crossover cables. May I suggest making some very short ones with a plug on one end and a jack on the other. Then add a regular patch cord of the desired length to meet your needs. Consider racking your equipment. Besides the full height racks you may have at work, there are short portable racks made for musicians. The rack is part of a shipping container. The discussions about these on groupstudy indicated they were quite reasonably priced. If you start with Routing, I would think that you have everything you need. I'll assume, without checking, that the 8 A/S module has DB-60 interfaces. Later when you do Remote Access an ISDN simulator would be a great addition. CCO has many resources. There are many great books. Consider some of those mentioned often on the list. Doyle "Routing TCP/IP" Vols I and II, "Cisco LAN Switching" by Clark and Hamilton, the Cisco Press books for the Networking Academy courses, etc. Good luck and have fun.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Natchaya Radhikulkaralak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 6:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CCNP and future CCIE lab setup [7:73696] > > > Like the other person previously... I am trying to build a lab. > > I am personally starting my Cisco track but I have recieved > some routers > from my work. > > I personally have 2-2501, 3-2503, 1-2504, 1-as2511-rj(which I > dont know how > to use), 1-2611, 1-2612, 1-3640 w/ 8 a/s module: 2ME-2W > module: 4-port ISDN > Bri module (dont know module name), 2-2912, 1-2950. > > Can you also give me any suggestions? Larus has mentioned a > backbone router > but isnt the 3640 sufficient? Overall... is there anything > else that i need > to improve this other than 3550 switches which are way out of > my budget!!!? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=73734&t=73696 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
