Building a Branch Office

Today we're going to build out some "branch office" networks for my homelab retrorack. The "main office" is a Cisco 7206 VXR and we'll build out a branch office network connected over fast ethernet to a Cisco 7206. Then we'll build a second branch office with a Cisco 1721 connected via a T1 point to point link. We'll cover network configuration, static routing, and take a look at a bunch of interesting Cisco networking gear. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Configs: https://github.com/clabland/homelab-network-configs/tree/main/cisco/clabretro/branch-offices T1 Video: https://youtu.be/Gm1n-upjw4M V.35 Video: https://youtu.be/J50jSmVVKiI Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #3com Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Main mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Desk mic: https://amzn.to/3ye8BsV Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered. 00:00 Intro 02:15 Retrorack Overview 06:21 Cisco 7206 Overview 13:14 Branch Office Network Plan 15:02 Configuring Branch Office 1 18:55 Etherswitch Port Adapter 21:31 Routing for Branch Office 1 23:27 Branch Office 2 over T1 25:25 Setting up a Cisco 1721 29:16 Installing a T1 Port Adapter 33:48 Building a Second Branch Office Network 36:42: Connecting the Branch Offices 37:49 T1 Speed test 38:13 Next Steps