topic Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers in Routing and SD-WAN

Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

hmschroeder — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:59:48 GMT

I have the following equipment and would like to setup a home lab. Could anyone assist and provide me with info.

- (1) 3300 3 com super stack switch, 24 port

- (1) 2514 cisco router, 1 ether port, IOS ver 11.2

- (2) 2610 cisco router 1 ether port, IOS ver 12.2

- (2) 3524XL cisco catalyst, IOS ver 12.0

I am currently connected to Comcast internet through a Netgear wireless router, 4 port, and cable modem, IP dynamicaaly assigned from Comcast, DHCP enabled.

Thanks

Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

Shelley Bhalla — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:45:01 GMT

What kind of certification are you trying to get your hands on to? Based on that these devices may or may not be enough for practicing.

Infact this may be enough for a CCNA beginner level certification. I can see that the versions on the router is very old so the latest features might actually not be there at all?!

Shelley.

Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

hmschroeder — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:23:06 GMT

I am trying to practise for the CCNA test.

Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

Jigar Dave — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:27:52 GMT

Hello hmschroeder,

In addition to Shelly, you can simulate routers as per your needs on gns3, gns3 is a kind of emulator available free for practise.

just have a look at http://www.gns3.net/ - if you read things in deep, you will get more idea, even you can connect your physical switches with gns3.

hope this helps

Jigar Dave

Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

Shelley Bhalla — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:34:47 GMT

Yes, I agree you will have more flexibility with dynamips/dynagen or the GUI version GNS3 as far as routers and switches go.

http://www.blindhog.net/ is a good resource with video tutorials etc to get you started. The GNS3 website is als overy helpful.

On the contrary, with the devices you have...

The following topology

will be good for practice.

router ---- switch ===== switch ---- router

router -------|

For real CCNA labs availabe out there on the internet :

http://www.google.com/images?q=CCNA+labs&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=4Z2&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsfd&source=lnms&tbs=isch:1&ei=m4UsTZntE8X6lwf5qJiQDA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CBgQ_AU&biw=1584&bih=776

There are many network diagrams and you can choose the best that suits your hardware.

Shelley.

Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

hmschroeder — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:49:05 GMT

Thank you all for your input. I especially appreciated the website that you provided Shelley, I found it very useful.

Re: Practise Lab w/ Cisco routers

Shelley Bhalla — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:00:13 GMT

Thanks.

Please mark complete and rate if you belive this thread is answered.

Shelley.

Cisco TAC.