CCNA Lab

[Misan]

Hi guys, I am currently about to setup a Cisco lab for my CCNA/CCINE which consists of 4 x 2600 routers and 2 x 2950 switches.

What I'd like to be able to do is keep the lab separate from my home network, and perhaps have a laptop I can use to wirelessly access the Cisco equipment.

My current setup consists of a cable modem attached to a ALIX board running pfsense, with the LAN interface connected to a 24-port gigabit switch (unmanaged) I then have a 24-port patch panel which runs the Cat5e to each room in the house.

I've checked the pfsense forums, and they said this would be possible if I was to setup a VLAN on the LAN interface of the pfsense box. Any suggestions on the best way to go about doing this would be super.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Misan]

Cheers for the replies guys. One of the main reasons I wasn't overly keen on using a hard wired connection is that the Cisco kit is installed in a comms cabinet in my cellar.. which would mean doing another cable run to my room (top floor of the house)

I'll do the initial config on the switches and routers first via the console cable and then see what I can come up with for ease of access later down the line.