CCNP ROUTE Lab Equipment

I got a little sidetracked from my CCNP Security journey and I'll be taking up CCDP (hopefully to also add CompTIA Security+) while waiting for the new books to be officially released next year. I only got SITCS left and it's rumored that the Cisco press Official Certification Guide (OCG) would be released sometime in May 2015.

I already got CCNP SWITCH, which in my opinion was the easiest exam among the three, back in 2011 in order to extend my CCNP. I would also need to take ROUTE and ARCH. The CCNP exams will be updated to version 2 and the last day to sit for ROUTE, SWITCH and TSHOOT version 1 will be on January 29, 2015. Cisco hasn't changed yet their exam for CCDP ARCH 642-874 as of this writing.

I'm done reading the ROUTE OCG and was doing some labs. I've used the CCNP ROUTE Lab Manual which is free on the Internet. My lab consists of  a 871w router (not shown in the pic) for my wireless access, 2511 router for my terminal server, a 3560 switch, 3x 1841 ISR for my branch/spoke routers and a 2811 for my hub router or as a frame relay switch.

These are the screenshots on how to use my Terminal Server menu options.

Aside from the "menu" options on my Terminal Server, a Telnet session can be opened by typing the hostname under privileged EXEC mode.

I mentioned on my last post that I'll be using my 871w for my wifi and connect it to the AUI adapter on the 2511 so that I could conveniently access to my lab devices using wireless (with an iPad). The wifi access on my 871w together with the 2511 Terminal Server helps me perform my labs easier. It also saves my home users from screaming there's no Internet access :)

Here's the complete working config on my Terminal Server.

2511-TS#sh run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 2700 bytes
!
version 12.2
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
service udp-small-servers
service tcp-small-servers
!
hostname 2511-TS
!
logging queue-limit 100
enable password cisco
!
username cisco privilege 15 password 0 cisco
ip subnet-zero
ip host sw 2002 1.1.1.1
ip host fr 2001 1.1.1.1
ip host r3 2005 1.1.1.1
ip host r2 2004 1.1.1.1
ip host r1 2003 1.1.1.1
!
!
!
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet0
 description TRUNK TO 871W
 ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
 no ip route-cache
 no ip mroute-cache
!
interface Serial0
 no ip address
 no ip route-cache
 no ip mroute-cache
 shutdown
 no fair-queue
!
interface Serial1
 no ip address
 no ip route-cache
 no ip mroute-cache
 shutdown
!
no ip http server
ip classless
!
!
!
!
menu TS title ^C
+---------------------------------------------------+
|  John Lagura's CCNP ROUTE Lab Terminal Server     |
|                                                   |
| To exit a device, use CTRL+SHIFT+6 then press x   |
+---------------------------------------------------+
^C
menu TS prompt ^C Make a selection: ^C
menu TS text 1 Connect to Lab rack 2811- Frame Relay Switch
menu TS command 1 resume fr /connect telnet fr
menu TS text 2 Connect to Lab rack 3560 - SW1
menu TS command 2 resume sw /connect telnet sw
menu TS text 3 Connect to Lab rack 1841 - R1
menu TS command 3 resume r1 /connect telnet r1
menu TS text 4 Connect to Lab rack 1841 - R2
menu TS command 4 resume r2 /connect telnet r2
menu TS text 5 Connect to Lab rack 1841 - R3
menu TS command 5 resume r3 /connect telnet r3
menu TS command c3 c3
menu TS command c4 c4
menu TS command c5 c5
menu TS command c1 c1
menu TS command c2 c2
menu TS text s Show all established sessions
menu TS command s show sessions
menu TS options s pause
menu TS text e Exit Menu
menu TS command e menu-exit
menu TS text c# Clear the session by number, example: c1
menu TS text q Quit TS session
menu TS command q quit
menu TS clear-screen
menu TS line-mode
!
banner login ^C
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| This equipment is privately owned and monitored.             |
| Disconnect immediately if you are not an authorized user.    |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
^C
alias exec c1 disconnect fr
alias exec c2 disconnect sw
alias exec c3 disconnect r1
alias exec c4 disconnect r2
alias exec c5 disconnect r3
!
line con 0
 logging synchronous
line 1 16
 exec-timeout 0 0
 no flush-at-activation
 no exec
 transport input telnet
line aux 0
 transport input all
line vty 0 4
 password cisco
 login local
 autocommand  menu TS
!
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