So today is Feb 26th, amidst tumultuous job changes I've resolved to take my CCIE. Figured I've received a considerable mount of insperation from other folk's CCIE journey's and I thought I'd try this method too. Anything to keep the momentum going. We'll see if the discipline sticks.
So the rack is built, a considerable time ahead of passing my written, but hey, can't ever have enough routers right? Wife isn't really impressed by the 42U rack in the living room, but I guess she tolerates it as long as I don't fire it up.
Taking stock I have:
1 x 2511
3 x 2610
1 x 2621
1 x 2610XM
1 x 2611XM
1 x 2621XM
1 x 2650XM
2 x 2801
1 x 2811
4 x 2821
2 x 2851
2 x 3845
3 x 2950
4 x 2960
1 x 3560
1 x 3560G
1 x 3750 PoE
Enough I think. Funny how much e-waste people have nowadays. First step has been to document all of the hardware. I find it comedic that after spending the quality time to acquire all the gear I find myself drawn back to GNS3 deciding it was 'less messy' than actually cabling the whole rack. Admittedly it was after spending a couple hours taking the time to figure out that T1/CSU to T1/CSU WIC cards won't light up without a T1 Crossover. Too bad monoprice won't take back the ethernet crossover cables I bought. So where is a guy to go if you don't want to strip and crimp your own T1 crossover cables? Friendly eBay sellers to the rescue!
Running totals of CCIE:
Costs Recap:
$120 for Startech 2-Post Rack
$20 for Harbor Freight proper wheels for rack
$50 Misc kit (Cage Nuts, Bolts, etc) for rack
$100 Monoprice Ethernet Cables - Octal Cables
$190 Cisco 2511
$50 AUI to Ethernet Adapter for 2511
$50 Misc RAM & Flash upgrades (2500 & 2600XMs)
$50 256MB CF cards (2800)
$100 T1 Crossover Cables
$20 4 x T1 Cards
Total: $750
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