CCNA
Just now, OCD-FREAK said:thanks for your advice, what would be that ultimate lab ? i mean money doesn't matter as i have saved alot to build an ultimate lab at home that i can practice on to be professional and way ahead of others , thats my goal
I would say it REALLY depends on what you want to get to know. If you want MPLS then a Catalyst 6500 or 4500 would do well for helping with that paired with several routes to act as PE and CE nodes like the ISR 2811s could work. If you want to know the latest and greatest IOS-XE the ISR 4K routers and Catalyst 9000 switches would fit the bill and provide a lot of options depending on the licenses you get. If you want to know routing protocols get a 3750 or 3560 switch and hook up a bunch of routers like the 2811 routers and plug them up in all sorts of different configurations and use VLANs on the switch to adjust what can talk to what easily. If you want some switching knowledge then get a bunch of 3750 or 3560 switches and add those into the mix. There are tons of topics you could cover with just a few boxes but if you want to be an "expert" on a lot of things you need to get a job that will give you the experience. Just playing by yourself can only teach you so much, you need to get real world experience because that's where customers come into play and can break things you won't even think of on your own.
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