Launch year
Gear launched 2009 or earlier
The oldest gear here, from the Catalyst 2960 of 2005 and HP's ProCurve 2610 and 2810 to the ISR 2921 and SRX240 of 2009. Every one with a published date is past the maker's end of support, from the 2960-24TT-L in 2019 to the ASA 5505 and ISR 2921 in 2022, so expect no new software or security fixes. They still teach the same commands, which is why CCNA students keep buying them. Keep them on a lab network rather than facing the internet, and check the software version in the photos.
6 models we cover.
Cisco
SwitchCisco Catalyst 2960-24TT-L
- Launched
- Launched 2005
- Ports
- 24 × 10/100, 2 × gigabit
$50–$100 typical ask
96 on eBay
Cisco
FirewallCisco ASA 5505
- Launched
- Launched 2005
- Ports
- 8 × 10/100, 2 PoE
- Features
- PoE
$25–$55 typical ask
196 on eBay
Cisco
RouterCisco ISR 2921
- Launched
- Launched 2009
- Ports
- 3 × gigabit, 4 EHWIC slots
- Features
- PoE
$80–$170 typical ask
132 on eBay
Juniper
FirewallJuniper SRX240H-POE
- Launched
- Launched 2009
- Ports
- 16 × gigabit PoE+
- Features
- PoE
$230–$1,150 typical ask
12 on eBay
Aruba and HP
SwitchHP ProCurve 2610-24
- Launched
- Launched 2007
- Ports
- 24 × 10/100, 2 × gigabit, 2 × SFP
- Features
- Fanless
$35–$90 typical ask
36 on eBay
Aruba and HP
SwitchHP ProCurve 2810-24G
- Launched
- Launched 2007
- Ports
- 24 × gigabit
$45–$210 typical ask
57 on eBay