E07 – Building a Lab
Welcome to Episode 7 of the NSA Show Podcast. On this episode Blake Krone and Samuel Clements discuss some of the hardware and software that is recommended for a home Wireless lab. Listen as we discuss number of APs, WLCs, VMware, routers/switches, and software that one should have in their home labs.
Here are the details of what is in my Skeletek rack:
IP Telephony
- Cisco 7985, 7961 (2), 7921G
- Cisco 2801 CME Router
Route / Switch
- Cisco 2600 (4)
- Cisco 3550 24 10/100 Inline Power
- Cisco 3550 24 10/100, 3550 48 10/100 (2)
- Cisco 2500 terminal server
- Linksys SRW2024 24 10/100/1000
- PowerDsine 24 10/100/1000 midspan PoE
Wireless
- Cisco WLC 4402-12
- Cisco WLC 2106
- Cisco 3600, 1142 (3), 3502 (2), 1252, 1242 (3), 1131
- Cisco 2710, MSE (VMware)
- Cisco WCS (VMware), NCS (VMware)
- AeroHive HiveAP 330, BR100
- Aruba Instant 135
- Meraki MR16
- Ruckus ZoneDirector 1100
- Ruckus ZoneFlex 7962
- AeroScout MobileView and T2, T3, T5a tags
- Ekahau Vision and A4, T301BD, T301W, HS1, TS2, TSc tags
Servers
- Whitelabel ESXi
- Intel DH67GD
- Intel Core i5-2500K LGA1155 3.3GHz
- SKill 8GB DDR3 1333 (2)
- Western Digital Green 1TB SATA
- IN WIN 1U Rackmount Compact Server Chassis
- Apple G4 Xserve (2)
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4 Comments
I’m no wireless engineer but always love good lab pron! 😉
Blake,
Heard you mentioning your consideration of an ASA5505 for your lab… be sure you get more than a 10 user license if you need more than 10 devices behind the ASA to have internet access.
I apologize if you already know that but many don’t.
Regards,
Aaron
Great work,
I would like to ask you how I can buy Virtual MSE and the appropriate license for CCIE wireless lab.
Many thanks in advance
Depends, if you work for a partner you can get it via your NFR dollars or the partner bundle, otherwise you’ll have to contact a Cisco Reseller to purchase it.