routers and cisco CCxP exams

[xyyz]

what exams can be prepped for with a pod of routers and one or two layer two switches?

i have a decent sized router pod, and i'm hoping i can do more than the BSCI with it. i'm pretty sure i can do 642-661 BGP.

can i do, 642-642 QOS, and 642-611 MPLS? does the MPLS require access to a layer 3 switch?

if i can knock all these out with what i have, then i might as well go for my CCIP.

i really want to maximize my investment with this equipment. it really would be a shame if all i could do was prep for one exam.

 

[spidey07]

with 3 routers and a few switches you can do just about anything.

At home I need just a little more (6 routers) for CCIE. Dude, in all honesty the CCNP tests are not that hard if you read the books and have a good working knowledge.

 

[xyyz]

i have no remote access experience... at all.

let's assume, i need to work through labs, and reading alone won't cut it, how can i do the switching part w/o layer 3 switches?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: xyyz
i have no remote access experience... at all.

let's assume, i need to work through labs, and reading alone won't cut it, how can i do the switching part w/o layer 3 switches?

a layer 3 switch is nothing more than a router.


for remote access slap a modem on a router console/aux port.

 

[xyyz]

a modem on the console port... explain

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: xyyz
a modem on the console port... explain

you take a modem, and you put it on the console port. Used for dialing in. You can even run PPP on it and hand out addresses just like a remote access server.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk801/t...logies_tech_note09186a0080094bbc.shtml

con 0 is just another async port. no different than any other async port (well other than its kinda special being line 0)

 

[xyyz]

so what's the difference with this port and the aux port?

also, won't i need something to simulate the dial tone?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: xyyz
so what's the difference with this port and the aux port?

also, won't i need something to simulate the dial tone?

yeah, a phone line silly.

For the most part there is no difference. one is line 0 the other is line 1. Console can take the break sequence to get into ROMMON as well as logging is copied to this line by default.

 

[xyyz]

is there any cheap equipment that will simulate a tone?

i only have a single phone line, and tying it up, while i don't have any issues, won't be practical because of others.