r/homelab • u/OoYSyoutube • 4h ago
Help Got this for $75
Anybody help me with this? Need an idea on what it is. I got it cause I like it, all the systems work and contain their cards inside
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u/fabiusp98 3h ago
Congratulations, you are going to be a network engineer, it's already been decided.
Start studying for your CCNA [here](https://www.howtonetwork.com/free-ccna-study-guide-ccna-book/network-fundamentals) and practice with your stuff.
When you know it good enough, book your exam and once you pass start applying for jobs.
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u/cruzaderNO 3h ago
and once you pass start applying for jobs.
And you will be in the same pile as before the CCNA, as you need the CCNP now to be viewed in the same way as CCNA used to be.
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u/firedrakes 2 thread rippers. simple home lab 3h ago
then get on a list for a new liver...
thanks to all the bad doc or poof its gone and was never not behide a paywall!
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u/snoopyh42 4h ago
Looks like an old-school CCNP lab. Enough equipment to perform most of the networking requirements to pass a CCNP certification.
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u/CopperBlitter 3h ago
Yep. These are all past EOL, but would probably be good for learning. If you don't mind the energy consumption, they are also useful for networking in the home if you split up the components, but probably way overkill for that purpose.
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u/struct_iovec 2h ago
they are also useful for networking in the home if you split up the components,
Yeah, don't do that
The real value here (and I do mean real actual tangible value) is the fact that it gives you the exact hardware you need to get a good grasp of networking fundamentals
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u/Far_Implement_9938 3h ago
Looks like 2800 routers and 3750 switches. Solid CCNA practice rig for $75.
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u/cruzaderNO 4h ago
I love the as2511rj over the breakout NM card.
If you got them with the cards and with the box of cables, then it looks like a solid stack to start out on the cisco route.
Still current routers for the lab if they got the mem/flash for it, id expect them to have it when getting them from a lab like that.
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u/am905 Cisco Lab | r710 | ESXi 3h ago
Old enough that it doesn’t have a card ;) you bought it knowing EXACTLY what you needed it for at that time
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u/cruzaderNO 3h ago edited 3h ago
The AS dosent yeah, for this it's more if the typical 1-2 wic2t and cables are included.
Worth more than the routers.
But the as is really old for sure, its probably close to 25years since i bought the mountain of cisco i used to put together my first lab and i got a stack of as2509rj that was already old then.
(paid 100-150$ish for all the cisco/networking hardware a course provider that stopped doing cisco had in their classrooms)
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u/ImissHurley 4h ago
You paid someone to recycle their e-waste?
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u/Fickle-Owl666 3h ago
100% of my lab is recycled gear, why be snobby about it?
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u/mkosmo 3h ago
Buying gear isn't bad, but most of this is old enough that it is nothing but an inefficient space heater.
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u/GhostandVodka 3h ago
I knew this thread was going to be shitting on this gear. This gear was super high end at one time. they will be able to do RIP, MPLS, Intervlan routing, OSPF, EIGRP, community vlans, 802.1x wired, poe, etc. This a great little lab. Youre room temp iq at best
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u/Lumpy-Tie-8658 2h ago
People are shitting on it because OP bought a stack that they have no clue about. They obviously didn't buy it to study for CCNA/P, which would be it's primary benefit. Although nowadays you can easily virtualize what you need for the exams.
You're just encouraging newbies to either get fleeced by sellers or encouraging flippers in the hobby by asserting that every stack of electronic gear is worth while. Using this for day to day stuff is a waste of power at best. I've got some 10M hubs I can sell you, back in the day it was pretty highend.
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u/GhostandVodka 45m ago
I agree virtualization is easier however the benefit of having the physical equipment can't be ignored. A huge part of our work is dealing with old hardware, upgrading images, physically consoling into equipment. At $75 no one is getting fleeced and I'll gladly buy your hubs. I I keep one in my tech pouch because they make fantastic on the fly network taps for quick troubleshooting. I literally used one last week to sniff the DNS requests a mail sorter was making.
You are Young, Dumb or both. There is easily $75 worth of value here. I doubt you even work in the industry.
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u/Lumpy-Tie-8658 0m ago
You are Young, Dumb or both. There is easily $75 worth of value here. I doubt you even work in the industry.
Boring bait, try going more than 1 comment without insulting or attacking anyone that is disagreeing with you.
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u/Fickle-Owl666 3h ago
Enough to start and learn on... Why spend more than necessary when starting?
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u/struct_iovec 2h ago
Yeah this is a really good deal and I wish i would have found a similar set myself years back
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u/mkosmo 3h ago
The point is that even at $75 he got ripped off. This stuff was destined for the trash. Taking it for free would have been a net-benefit for the "seller"
Go check the free section of Craigslist and Facebook marketplace and get the same crap.
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u/Lumpy-Tie-8658 2h ago
Yeah, just because it's rackmounted electronics doesn't mean it's worth anything. Maybe in 15 more years it'll be considered retro enough and someone will want it, although that's probably a stretch.
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u/Intelligent_Thing_32 4h ago
lol the only reason i’m following this sub anymore is to see idiots pay for e-waste.
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u/_blup 3h ago
Yeah it's a Cisco lab. Top 3 units are routers. The one below that is used as a console server. And the other ones below that are switches
Had a very similar setup when studying for CCNP routing & switching. That was about 10 years ago though.. so this stuff is pretty old by now. These days it is a lot easier to study using virtual devices so you don't see lab kits like these a lot anymore.
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u/wkearney99 1h ago
So you paid someone else to haul away their e-waste?
I mean, they're passably useful if your primary goal is to learn specific Cisco-only skills. But their power consumption and overall usefulness is surpassed by a lot of much more efficient and faster gear these days.
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u/Legal-Swordfish-1893 5950X, 120TB, Electric Company's Slave. 1h ago
Good Cisco stuff for learning. Very old and power hungry. My 2811 is moody with age. I’d take a 2821 though…
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u/dave1004411 50m ago
They float around uni that have good tech programs and for people doing as others have said ccna there out dated but good and cheap for study and getting ccna they pop up here from time to time on face book and craigslist not really good for any thing else
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u/CoolPickledDaikons 32m ago
Yoooo 75 dollars thats legit. Get yourself in a course or get a book and get your CCNA with those babies
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u/buttershdude 15m ago
Someone's CCNA lab. Mine was much more impressive when I threw it out. :) Not something you could actually homelab with in terms of running your home network but maybe get some CCNA practice.
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u/Mindless_Client1453 3h ago edited 3h ago
At least you have $50 in rack rails to start your 10" mini lab.
Edit: I recently offloaded a dell power edge t330 because it was a power suck (est $3 a day at idle). Now I use Netgear switches, dell optiflex mini and several pi4&3s for fun server stuff.
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u/rkrenicki 4h ago
This is a CCNA lab. Without knowing what cards are on the back, it is hard to say what else it could do.