Lab equipment for home study ?

[Tantrix-X]

Hi Guys,

I've just bought the latest CCNA R/S study guide and as part of my study would like to put together a suitable lab for home use. I've seen labs on ebay for around £70 and wondered if these are suitable for the latest exam. The lab equipment tends to be made up of old layer 2 switches and routers - as you'd expect for the price.

Money is an object so ideally I'd like to keep the cost down, but I'd rather spend extra money buying something worth while than throw money away on unsuitable equipment.

Any advice and opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[johnlloyd_13]

hi,

go with couple of 1841 and 2960. you might get lucky with ebay auction if you're patient enough.

that's what i personally do in my free time.

[Ben Lavender]

Couple of switches 2950+ and a few routers 2600+ all with IOS 12+ and also use GNS3 for planning and testing etc.

Shouldn’t cost you any more than £200 from ebay.