Anthony,
There are a couple things to look at when developing a CCIE home lab:
1) How much can I afford? (The big question)
2) What practice labs am I going to work on?
3) Will my wife care if she doesnt ever see me?
1 - The amount you can afford on a lab will determine the type of hardware
you will have. ISDN will cost about $4k to include the simulator and a
couple of 25xx's that can support ISDN. VoIP will cost about $4500
(including routers and modules). ATM will cost $$$.
2 - The practice labs you are going to attempt will help determine the
topology you would like to simulate, i.e. which routers/switches will best
apply (interfaces, etc).
For example, if you were going to purchase and do the ccbootcamp labs, you
would probably want 8-10 routers, a catalyst 5000 type switch, and an ISDN
simulator which will probably run you around $12k-$15k. On top of that,
you'll still need some ATM and VoIP experience; which I typically recommend
using remote-rack time.
That should get you started. Let me know if you have anymore questions or
need any hardware.
thanks,
-Brad Ellis
CCIE#5796
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> Anyone got any advice on equipment that should go into CCIE lab. What has
> worked for you. I know that the Cisco web site has the lab equipment list
> but what I want to know is LITERALLY what equipment do you have in your
lab
> or do you know of that has worked for others. Thanks. . this site is
awesome?
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