From: Jarrod Mills (jmills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Feb 11 2001 - 17:53:56 GMT-3
Kevin,
The OS on the 2901 is the same as the Cat5k. you are probably thinking of
the 2900XL series.
Limitations, can do 802.1 Q but thats is about it. ISL is available. I
used one for my studying
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Baumgartner" <kbaumgar@cisco.com>
To: <dp595@optonline.net>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: Any limitations with Catalyst 2901 as opposed to Cat5000?
> They are not the same OS. The commands are quite different.
> But the 2900 can do most of what you need I think. You can setup
> VLANs, trunking, and VTP. And if you need to get experience with
> the 5000 rent some time.
>
> Kevin
>
> >
> > If I need a switch to study for CCIE are there any limitations of buying
=
> > a Catalyst 2901 as opposed to a Catalyst 5000?
> > They have the same OS and I won't need to upgrade.
> > Any advice is appreciated. =20
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Dan Pontrelli
> >
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