Thinking of buying a cisco router to mess about with

DJMK4

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Im a keen learner, i did a lot of Networking in university using cisco set-ups but since iv been working (in IT) i havnt had a chance to mess about on them.

If i buy a cheap router from the bay, would it be possible to use it at home for learning purposes?
 
At the moment in my job im playing a major role in the rollout of a VoIP based telecoms system. Iv always been into networking.

I think if i could start of with 1 cisco router, have a play around with that, get that working on my home network, i will start to develop a test lab which then brings me onto the CCNA
 
atomiser said:
sweet, start yourself off with a 1721 series router with an adsl wic and 12.4 ios (there is one on the bay for £100, if thats within budget), then perhaps get a 2900 switch down the line for your lan off the t'internet router, and then after that you could put as many further routers and switches as you want...
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Looks good to me :) just out of curiousity, what other cisco modelled routers could i use?
 
Well as i said the main reason is to start learning my way around cisco routers again. I want to play around with things like bandwidth management, is this possible?

If i wanted a 2600, what else would i need to get in order to have a basic setup at home with my ADSL line? if i can get them first then ill get the rest of the kit later, we have quite abit of spare equipment in work but the 2600 router they have on the shelf is a spare just incase one of our 2 routers dies :(
 
Would it be possible to go


ADSL > Netgear DG834G > 2600 Router> Switch> Workstations

or can i go

ADSL > 2600 Router with ADSL wic > Switch > Workstations
 
If i decided to go down the

ADSL > Netgear DG834G > 2600 > Nodes

Could i still implement bandwidth management?
 
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