Network pics thread

ok guys...this is my home network:
Only a cable modem:
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And in the other room i got a Lynksys that provide network to desktops and laptop, and got a Cisco 1700 to training my CCNA skills out of packet tracer......:p
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Here's my home setup consisting of Verizon FIOS 20Mbps/20Mbps service. Now keep in mind this is all in a 1 bed room apartment so I can't build a proper rack as I would like to. I improvised and used one of the top shelves of my walk in closet to house all my network equipment and windows 2003 server box since the fiber optic terminal is installed in there already.

My network is setup for my personal use as well as my own little network lab to educate myself on cisco products. After the fiber is handed over to 10/100 ethernet it is hooked up to a Cisco 1841 router and a Cisco Catalyst 2950 24 port switch. There is also a Cisco 857w router in the network for experimental setups only (my old DSL router before FIOS was available).

The 1841 is doing NAT for the internal network as well as basic security through ACLs as well as dynamic updates for its domain name to always keep its dynamic WAN IP address updated to resolve via DNS.

My win server 2003 box was built to be a low electricity usage 24/7 always on box based on an Intel Atom 330 Mini-ITX mobo/processor dual core 1.6ghz with 2gb ram. Very basic hardware but it suits my needs for hosting WWW content, a Ventrilo server for gaming/friends, and torrents, file serving etc. Total usage with an 80+ power supply is around 29-30 watts. Perfect for my needs. The server is managed from my gaming box via remote desktop.

I modified the wiring from the existing Cat-5 telephone copper in the walls and opened up the punch down block in the closet and used all the pairs going to each telephone wall socket and turned them all into Cat-5 RJ-45 ethernet ports. Who needs old copper POTS with fast connections and VoIP anyway?

In the future when I get my own house I'd like to build a better setup but I can't really complain it's not so bad and the fast 20mbit/20mbit line makes it very much so worth it. Could probably also do some better cable management but its functional.

Now for the pics:

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Cool never seen a 2k3 in an Atom :D

FIOS has a nice upload with 20Mbps, here in Portugal most of the fiber offers are 100Mbps down and about 6~10 Mbps up.
 
Ravin, you installed both patch panels upside down...and I would not use such long cords if I did the install. Otherwise not bad.
 
jeffmoss26 said:
Ravin, you installed both patch panels upside down...and I would not use such long cords if I did the install. Otherwise not bad.
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Could be so the tabs on the patch cables are on the top ... i prefer cables that way myself.
 
Jacks are supposed to be installed with the clips down. That way stuff doesn't get into the pins.
 
I'm not the one who did the wiring... and the jackass who did the wiring and put the patch panel, didn't leave enough slack for the patch panel to be turned right-side up. Yeah, it is upside down... the pins are supposed to be on top, as JeffMoss26 said. The blue cables coming out of the wall are just too short... in fact, one of them had to be cut JUST so that I can actually twist the patch panel around. That's why I hate taking over someone else's job. But, eh... it's family :eek:
 
Here's another small job that I had to do (on a basically nonexistent budget). These people just don't understand... but, oh well. You do what you can, with what you got...

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lol this is what i call "save money" people really don't understand the importance of the network.... What is mounted in the top rack...first picture?
 
deaddawg said:
A 3com 3300 is still a decent switch.
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I agree,and they are built like tanks, but apparently a power surge that bypassed the UPS AND Surge protector can kill'em.... ( happened about 4 years ago. )
 
I'll be off to a few large data centers in London in 2 weeks. I doubt i can take pictures though. :(
 
Picked up off a coworker for cheap. Using them as a CCNA labkit, then maybe move them to my home network once I get a rack. Top to bottum:
Cisco 2610 router
Cisco 2600 router
Cisco 3550 switch
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Captain Colonoscopy said:
Sheesh, all that for pfsense??? Looks like a nicely rigged rackable, though. :D
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only 1HD ;)

The overkilled specs are...
AMD 3400+ downclocked to 1Ghz @ 1.02 volts
2GB DDRII 667
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe
Nvidia 7600GS
74GB SCSI 15K RPM HD (Didn't want to use a SATA drive. :eek:)
x1 DGE-560T Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter
500W powersupply (getto modded in there.)

All built out of spare parts.
 
LOCO LAPTOP said:
only 1HD ;)

The overkilled specs are...
AMD 3400+ downclocked to 1Ghz @ 1.02 volts
2GB DDRII 667
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe
Nvidia 7600GS
74GB SCSI 15K RPM HD (Didn't want to use a SATA drive. :eek:)
x1 DGE-560T Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter
500W powersupply (getto modded in there.)

All built out of spare parts.
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What case does it use? And thats crazy overkill for pfsense, but atleast your making use of spare parts.

PS: I accept spare parts as donations.
 
Off topic, but what is the "IOIOI" port? A quick Google says it's for serial connections but I can't think of a scenario in my head right now when it would be used.
 
_tar said:
Off topic, but what is the "IOIOI" port? A quick Google says it's for serial connections but I can't think of a scenario in my head right now when it would be used.
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Looks like Ethernet to me.
 
_tar said:
Off topic, but what is the "IOIOI" port? A quick Google says it's for serial connections but I can't think of a scenario in my head right now when it would be used.
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it would be used to with a cisco blue serial patch cable to console into the machine with terminal for management.
 
_tar said:
Off topic, but what is the "IOIOI" port? A quick Google says it's for serial connections but I can't think of a scenario in my head right now when it would be used.
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It is used as a serial console into the server for out of band management. Most likely left over from the old system that it was originally modded from.

In the server world, typically serial consoles are given over an Ethernet-like port, connected via straight-through Ethernet cables to a large terminal server ... which can have up to 48 or more serial ports, it almost looks like a switch.
 
agrikk said:
Look everyone! It's the back of an old Dell! :D
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A painful reminder of some of the old machines I have in my computer graveyard in the basement. Such little use for an old Dell!

LOCO your equipment is very tight and clean! Props!

Question: What legs are you using between your router/switch? The ones that come with the D-Links are so flimsy they fall out whenever something moves around.. I'm tempted to hot glue them in sometimes.
 
n1ce_hat said:
A painful reminder of some of the old machines I have in my computer graveyard in the basement. Such little use for an old Dell!

LOCO your equipment is very tight and clean! Props!

Question: What legs are you using between your router/switch? The ones that come with the D-Links are so flimsy they fall out whenever something moves around.. I'm tempted to hot glue them in sometimes.
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They came with the asus rampage extreme motherboard.

And a famous UPDATE
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Night shot :)
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Crappy iphone pics of my home "server room" also know as the small bedroom!

2 x 22" Samsung LCDs right hand monitor is currently showing memory use on my VMWare box left hand side is CentOS Server (none of that GUI crap after install) and Windows Home ServerVMs

There is also a Dell Mini 9 that I use to RDP to VMs if I need a third VM Open



Here is a 12U glass fronted rack with....
8 port rackmounted KVM
24 port rackmounted Dell GBit Switch (that is so noisy I am not using it!)
24port patch pannel
2 x WD External Drives (500GB and 1TB)
Atom based ITX FreeNAS server with SSD boot drive (Silent!)
Netgear 8 port GBit switch
800va UPS
10Mb/268k cable and 24Mb/1.3Mb ADSL
On the top is a WRT54G with Tomato firmware for wireless. I will be replacing this with a small pfSense box with load balance and failover.

There is also a Dell 1600SC Server with 2 x 2.4GHz Xenon CPUs, RAID 5 SCSI etc and a CISCO IP phone with SIP firmware.



and when I need to play EvE and setup XEN and monitor load averages and keep and eye on a few VMWare clients and install a test VM at the same time.....

 
Another update, I'm slowly adding stuff. But I hate not having money, damnit! Next up is a patch panel (or two) and I can start wiring it up, then a nice switch and I can start really doing stuff.


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L-R, T-B:
D-Link DS-1008D, Linksys BSFSR31 (for the internal-internal testing network)
Bay Networks 10mbps Ethernet Hub (this thing is a friggin' RELIC, gotta be from the late '80's. I plan to use it with the internal-internal testing network so I can muck around with in and not break my family's network)
Dell Optiplex GX-150 (print/e-mail/web server)
2U Server (my main server, files, web, database, etc.)
Monitor
 
This is just my very basic start of my home network and learning lab.

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From top to bottom:

Westell DSL modem (soon to be replaced by a Cisco 800 series)
Linksys WRT54GL v.2 with DD-WRT with Linksys Print Server on top
Cisco 2924XL
Cisco 2624XL-M
Cisco 2611
Cisco 3620
Cisco 3620
Cisco 2950
Main PC
Dell Poweredge SC1400 - Dual P3's - Windows 2003 Server
Keyboard, Trackpad 1U
Future server (have to finish the case)
Future cooling (have to replace 120v fans with 12v fans and make shroud to force air towards the top, and have top ventilation as well).

It's not as loud as you'd think with everything running (routers are the loudest, and they only run when I'm studying Cisco). I'm eventually going to add sides and a top and a front door.

YES! I KNOW THE WIRING SUCKS! I am working on a good wiring plan, but I had just threw this together. I have some more stuff on the way, so I'm going to be moving and adding things, and wiring management is on the way! :)
 
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