You'll want a set-based switch, either a 2901 (not a switch in the XL series) or a Catalyst 5000 series. I would lean towards the Catalyst 5000 because it's modular. As I mentioned offline to you, www.ccxxproductions.com has a link called "Build a Home Lab" that has some good information.
-----Original Message----- From: Alex Carvalho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help in setting up a lab!! [7:23836] Thanks john, but for the CCNP, do I need right now a router with token ring ?? And thw switchws, which one shoul i get?? Alex ""John Neiberger"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Go to www.kg2.com to get really inexpensive flash memory. I just > bought three sets from there myself. > > As far as routers, you won't want to get all 2501s. A couple of those > would be good but maybe you should get some other 2500 series routers > that have some token ring like a 2504 or 2513. Then try to pick up a > router with a bunch of serial interfaces that you can use as a frame > relay switch. A 2520 would work for a small lab but you should > probably get a 2522 or 2523. The 2523 is hard to find but less > expensive. > > Regards, > John > > >>> "Alex Carvalho" 10/23/01 9:54:13 AM > >>> > Thanks John, > I will have to market now 8mb flash memory, any idea how much do they > cost?? About selling all of them and getting 2501's , I will increase > the number of > routers and maybe I can have 2 of them... > I am getting more stuffs like the 7000 series ...I just have to test > all the > boards and market them..I don;t think it is a good idea to have them > installed in a lab.. > As far as Switch goes which is the best cost/benefit to have some of > them.. > > Thanks, > Alex > > ""John Neiberger"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Sure, why not? You may want to upgrade to 16M flash and a version > of > > 12.1 for the IOS. A very important thing to remember--which I > learned > > the hard way last night--is that you may need to upgrade your boot > roms > > to allow the router to accept more memory. In my case, I had > 10.2(5) > > boot roms and they won't accept AMD 8M flash sticks. I need, at > > minimum, 10.2(7a). Apparently, Cisco will send you new boot roms > for > > free as long as you pay shipping. Somewhere in the archives is the > > phone number to call for this. > > > > You may also want to get a token ring MAU and two routers with token > > ring interfaces. You'll need these more for CCIE studies. > > > > HTH, > > John > > > > >>> "Alexandre Carvalho" 10/23/01 > > 8:39:00 AM >>> > > So Can I use them or not?? > > > > > > ""EA Louie"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > Here goes a simple question that will help me out a lot from now > > one.. > > > > I just bought the following equipments from a company that ran > out > > of > > > > business: > > > > > > > > 4 2511 > > > > 3 AS2511RJ > > > > 1 2501 > > > > 3 catalyst 1200 (older than my grandma!!!) > > > > > > Your grandma is only 9 years old? ;-) of course, the 'Crescendo' > > 1200 > > was > > > 2 generations of switch ago... > > > > > > > > > > > I heard that the IOS of the 1200 is similar to the 5000 , that > is > > much > > > more > > > > expensive!! > > > > > > > > All of them are running 11.x and has 8MB flash > > > > > > > > I have got most of those cables like the octal (2 of them) and I > > have to > > > get > > > > some back to back cables. > > > > I am working towards my CCNP and future CCIE and I would like to > > know > > what > > > > else should I buy to make > > > > my lab or labs up and running. And how much would that cost to > > me??. > > > > > > > > > > You might want one more router with 4 or more serial interfaces so > > you can > > > simulate a frame relay network. A 2521, 2523, or Cisco 4000 with > an > > NP-4T, > > > and you could conceivably get one of either for $500. A little > more > > flash > > > wouldn't hurt you either - 8 8M flash simms would be great (crack > > the > > cases > > > to see if the routers have an open flash SIMM slot because your 8M > > flash > > > could be made up of 2 4M flash SIMMs) > > > > > > > I also would like to setup a lab where people could telnet in .. > > > > > > If you set up one terminal server that is accessible via the > Internet > > and > > > connect the async interfaces to the console ports of the other > > routers, > > > you'll have that handled. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23941&t=23836 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
