There is nothing better than getting your hands on second hand Cisco kit to get to grips with the practical aspect of this course. I can guarantee that the numerous command that you have to learn will sink in a lot faster then you have to use then in anger. After trawling the web one of the best deals I found was with a company called ITelligentsia that appears to sell predominately through Ebay. You can pit up everything you need in one kit for approximately £280. The kit is specifically for CCNA students and contains everything you will need including:
Routers
Cisco 3620 Ethernet Serial Router 64D/16F 12.3 Enterprise Security Plus IOS
Cisco 2611 Dual Ethernet Serial Router 64D/16F 12.4 Advanced Security IOS
Cisco 2610 Frame-Relay (4 x Serial) Ethernet Router 16D/16F 12.4 Advanced Security IOS
Switches
Cisco 2924-XL-EN Enterprise Switch running latest 12.0(17) Cisco IOS
Cisco 2924-XL-EN Enterprise Switch running latest 12.0(17) Cisco IOS
Accessories
2 x serial DB60-DB60 crossover cables
4 x cat 5E straight-through cables
4 x cat 5E crossover cables
2 x RJ45 / DB9 console cables
They also have a fairly good tech support service as well should you ever need it
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