Ok, so I am building my Home lab to do my CCIE hands on study. I am going to use the INE rack as the base (6 Routers, 3 BB/FR, 4 switches + Terminal Server). The question is what to use as which routers. I have the following routers:
3x 2621XM
1x 2651XM
3x 1841
2x 3825
So to maximize my study efforts am I better to use the the 2651XM as R1, the 3825's as R2 & R3, and the 1841's as R4-6, or should there be another mix? The reason for the question is making sure I get the right practice on the right routers for the protocols as will be on the test (Cisco using the 1841 and 3825 routers currently).
I also wonder for performance reasons if It would not be better to use the 2651XM as BB1/FR router and then use one of the 2621XM as R1? Allthough I suspect performance is not an issue I should really be worrying about.
All advice is welcome.