I put together a free document with accumulated list wisdom on starting lab preparation on www.laganiere.net, but just off the top of my head -
1) You only need one terminal server, and the 2511's sell well on ebay, so I'd keep the better one, and sell the other to raise cash to buy some of the other things you'll need. 2) If you're planning to take the exam before October, keep the 5k, otherwise sell it and get an IOS-based switch (as of today). 3) Unless you're planning to take the exam before October, forget the TR stuff (as of today). 4) You definitly want something with more then four serial ports so you can do frame 5) It's great that you have the 2503's, but get an ISDN sim (remember that you might need NT1's) 6) Max the memory out on the routers and load up the most feature-rich current IOS you can find. Voice and ATM can be done on-line cheaply enough. At that point, you've got a great pod, and can do most anything. I'd only suppliment it as you start doing labs and see that you need specific things. I hope that helps... --- Dennis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hunt Lee" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 7:01 PM > Subject: CCIE home lab [7:46395] > > > > Hi, > > > > I know that this may have come up many times. But since I'm about to > start > > preparing for the CCIE lab, it would be great if anyone could give me some > > suggestions on this. I'm planning to continue to build up my lab. > > > > Currently, I have the following: > > > > 2 x 1603R > > > > 3 x 2501 > > > > 2 x 2503 > > > > 2 x 2511 > > > > 1 x Cat 5000 > > > > I'm thinking whether I should get the below:- > > > > 2 x Token routers - maybe 2 x 2502?? MAU?? What else do I need for Token?? > I > > really don't know what else I need... > > > > 1 x Frame switch - ???? > > > > 1 x ISDN Simulator (do u know which one is good?) > > > > And I probably need to upgrade RAM / Flash on my routers... since most of > > them only had 4MB Flash on the moment... > > > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > > > Hunt Lee > > > > WebCentral Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=46405&t=46395 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
