From: Asbjorn Hojmark (Asbjorn@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2000 - 19:53:50 GMT-3
> I don't have a 2948G-L3 switch but from reading Cisco's
> website it appears to be related more to the 5000 series
> than it is the 2900 series.
You've gotten that wrong, but the 2900 naming *is* somewhat
confusing so that's understandable.
The 2900 XL switches run what I usually refer to as 'Work-
group IOS'. It looks and acts almost like true router IOS
(but with very annoying differences) and is nothing like the
5000 series switches.
The 2900 G switches run 'Crescendo IOS' (Crescendo is where
the CLI came from), the same as the Catalyst 4000, 5000 and
6000 switches. Actually, 2900 Gs are fixed-config Catalyst
4000 switches and should have been named accordingly.
The 2900 G L3 switches run 'Classical IOS' (router-IOS)
because it *is* a router. Yes, it's a very fast router, but
it's not 'a switch with a router module' like the 5000s
with RSM og RSFC or the 6000s with MSFC. Hardware-wise, it's
a fixed-config 8510 CSR router in a small box.
Why marketing choose to call all these boxes something with
'2900', I simply cannot comprehend. But then, the ways of
marketing always were hard to grasp.
> Given that, is it possible to learn on the 2948G-L3 switch
> in preparation for the CCIE lab?
Not really.
> I don't want to have to purchase a 5000 if I can avoid it.
Buy a 2948G then. It's cheap and it runs Crescendo IOS.
-A
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