Hi Folks,
I'm in Brooklyn and spend lots of time in Bayside, Queens. I am also looking to join or start a CCIE study group. I have some equipment I've worked in the field a few years and also recently finished a CCNP. I've put together a home lab with equipment purchased on ebay over time, but it needs to be brought up to snuff a bit.
At the moment my home lab has, rack mounted, tested and minimally configured:
6x 4500 Cisco routers --. Running 12.1x code --- tftp booting -- will bring
up to 12.2 spec as soon I figure out which one is most appropriate – Various
interface types- including 1 mod 6 ISDN BRI's
2x 7000 with RSP --- Runs 7500 code levels --- currently
running 12.2 - atm - hssi - fs - e
1x 2600 router with PRI
3x AGS router -- Runs 11.x - with 6s and 6e --- good for
frame relay switch, basic routing – one
or two of them have HSSI
Cat 5000 switch
Cat 2900 switch --- uses Cat 5000 modules
3x Cat 1900 switches
2x Pix 501
Fore Marconi ASX-200BX ATM Switch
2x Cubix Blade Servers = 12 Windows NT workstations, each
running NAI Sniffer, with serial
cables connected to router console
ports. I have a KVM console with
these. These machines run NETOP for
Remote connectivity, though I
could load PCAnywhere easily
enough.
I have some spare parts in the basement, including a 500CS unit, another rack, another pair of Cubix servers, an old DOLCH network general sniffer, spare 4500 level parts, miscellaneous cables, etc, etc. I also have plenty of spare cables, including the back-to-back cables needed to directly connect serial ports for various scenarios.
I have a fairly good technical library. I also have (legit) access to a wide range of Cisco IOS levels, so switching to more current levels is generally not a problem.
My internet connection has a static IP address, which would make it easier to connect to someone else's lab via VPN.