| Part of your CCNA / CCNP education is
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| | DCE cable. (Again, if you need a frame
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| deciding what network topology to use
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| | relay switch configuration, the one I use
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| when you're putting together your home
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| | in my pods is on the website in the same
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| lab. Some of you are starting with one
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| | place as the access server
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| or two routers or switches, while others
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| | configuration.)The two 2503s that are on
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| are starting with more. A customer
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| | the frame relay cloud should also be
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| recently sent me a list of his Cisco
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| | connected via their BRI interfaces. The
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| routers and switches that he has
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| | home lab also includes an ISDN simulator,
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| available for a home lab and asked for my
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| | which is necessary to allow routers to
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| help in coming up with the best way to
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| | communicate via their BRI interfaces.
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| use them.There is no "right" or "wrong"
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| | Just get a couple of straight-through
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| answer to this question; again, part of
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| | cables to connect those two routers to
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| the learning process is configuring and
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| | the ISDN simulator and that segment is
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| reconfiguring the physical topology of
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| | ready to go. (Remember that you can't
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| your lab. Let's look at the routers and
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| | connect Cisco routers directly via their
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| switches he has available, including the
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| | BRI interfaces.)All of the routers in
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| interfaces on each, and come up with one
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| | this lab have at least one ethernet or
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| possible CCNA / CCNP home lab setup.The
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| | AUI port, so we can connect them all to
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| equipment list:Two 3620 routers. Each
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| | either one of the switches. The switches
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| has 1 serial port and 2 ethernet
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| | should be connected via at least two
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| ports.One 3640 router. This has two
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| | crossover cables to allow practice with
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| ethernet cards, each with two ports, and
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| | trunking, root bridge election, and
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| two AUI ports.Three 2503s, my personal
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| | VLANs. Having two switches really does
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| favorite for home labs! These have 1 AUI
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| | add quite a bit to a CCNA / CCNP home
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| port, 2 serial interfaces, and one BRI
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| | lab's capabilities. You can experiment
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| interface apiece.One 2524 router. This
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| | with different subnets and vlans with as
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| has one serial port, 1 ethernet port, and
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| | well. Don't be afraid to dive in - that's
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| one BRI interface.One 4500 router. This
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| | what a home lab is all about!So now we've
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| has eight BRI ports, 2 ethernet ports,
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| | got four routers connected via frame
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| and more importantly, four serial
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| | relay, two via ISDN, and the others via
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| ports.He also has a 5200 access server,
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| | ethernet segments. Two of the routers
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| an ISDN simulator, one 2924 switch, and
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| | that are not using their serial
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| one 1924 switch.Now, if you don't have
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| | interfaces should be connected directly
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| this much equipment to work with, don't
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| | via their serial ports. For this, you'll
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| panic! Most CCNA / CCNP candidates
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| | just need another DTE/DCE cable. Knowing
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| don't; this is more of an exercise in
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| | how to bring up the line between two
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| looking at what you do have and using it
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| | directly connected serial ports is an
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| to the utmost.As I've mentioned in many
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| | important CCNA skill, and so is
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| of my CCNA / CCNP home lab articles, an
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| | troubleshooting it. You should be able
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| access server is a great thing to have.
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| | to bring such a connection up with your
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| All he needs is an octal cable to connect
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| | eyes closed, and once you work with your
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| his AS to the other devices we choose to
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| | own CCNA / CCNP home lab, you'll be able
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| use, and he's all set. (If you need an
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| | to!Also, don't forget to add a loopback
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| access server sample configuration, there
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| | interface to each one of your routers. I
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| is one on my website in the Home Lab
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| | like to use 1.1.1.1 for R1, 2.2.2.2 for
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| section.)A frame relay switch is also
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| | R2, and so on. Advertising loopbacks is
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| great to have, and the 4500 will make a
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| | another great way to get practice with
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| great FR switch. Having a frame relay
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| | RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, and static
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| cloud in your CCNA / CCNP home lab is a
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| | routing.We've taken a pile of routers and
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| great way to get experience configuring
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| | switches and turned them into a fantastic
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| and troubleshooting frame relay, an
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| | CCNA / CCNP home lab. Whether you're
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| essential skill for CCNA success.I would
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| | working with two Cisco devices or ten,
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| put both of the 3620s on the frame relay
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| | coming up with your own home lab topology
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| cloud via the Serial interface, as well
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| | is a great learning experience and the
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| as two of the 2503s. That gives you four
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| | beginning of developing your analytical
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| routers that will be using frame relay to
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| | and troubleshooting skills.Chris Bryant,
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| communicate, and that's the most we can
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| | CCIE #12933, is the owner of The Bryant
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| have since the 4500 has four serial
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| | Advantage, home of free CCNA and CCNP
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| ports. The 4500 will need to be
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| | tutorials, The Ultimate CCNA Study
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| configured as a frame relay switch and
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| | Package, and Ultimate CCNP Study
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| connected to the other routers via a DTE
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| | Packages.
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