I don't mean to hijack the thread but what is the market like for lab rentals? I thought about starting such a service and giving a /24 to "play with".
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Tyler Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote: > It also depends on what certifications you're going for. Also need to keep > in mind that EX2200 and EX3200, while capable of virtual chassis, do not > have dedicated virtual chassis ports. None of those devices will let you > do some of the switching features necessary for SP exams, and the J2300 and > J4300 are end of sale. I haven't used the J series, but if they require a > different Junos image than the J4350 or J2320, it may be difficult to find > a new(er) Junos image. > > I would honestly just buy a few EX4200s and use Junos Firefly (or whatever > it's called now) for the routing. If you can afford it, Junosphere is > excellent. Not that it's expensive, but it does cost money, and if you > don't use it for a significant portion of the day, it can be a "waste" of > money. Junosphere is due for v4 soon (there used to be a notice about > potential downtime while systems are upgraded to support it--or something > to that effect). > > --tc > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This actually looks interesting, thanks for the pointer. > > > > On Sep 4, 2014, at 12:11 PM, ryanL <[email protected]<mailto: > > [email protected]>> wrote: > > > > something like this might be overkill, but might save you a lot of money > > on rack rentals if you plan on spending loads of time on this. > > > > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUST-SEE-1OFAKIND-JUNIPER-JNCIE-JNCIS-JNCIA-CCIE-CCNP-COUNTERPART-CISCO-LAB-/141393100611?pt=US_Wired_Routers&hash=item20ebaf7f43 > > > > (not my listing, just an example, buyer beware, etc etc) > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > I’m starting down the path of certifications and wondering what people > use > > for practice labs in terms of hardware? I did some googling but have > > mostly found rack rental services. Is this the primary method? Is there > > anyone putting together bundles for sale of used equipment like you might > > find for Cisco hardware? If not what hardware do people suggest for a > home > > lab that’s reasonably cost effective. Any suggestions would be most > > appreciated. Any pointers to pre made kits or other solutions would also > > be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Scott > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected]<mailto: > > [email protected]> > > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] > > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > > > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
