From: Andrew Short (ashort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Feb 27 2001 - 16:39:21 GMT-3
That's interesting, because I was speaking exclusively from my experience
in the IUPUI Lab. However, I can certainly see where someone would walk
away with that opinion.
My tac is that you really have to know what you are doing to begin with.
At one point, I asked the lab monitor if the CAt5k would do ISL, 802.1q,
or both...and he told me that he had NO idea what I was talking about, and
didn't know what "trunking" was. Isn't work study a great thing? =-)
However, when I noted to the monitor that I required another fiber patch
cable in order to run connections through LS1010, he chased one down
quickly and before long I was dutifully WASTING MY TIME!!! configuring
LANE. =-)
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Mark Salmon wrote:
> Good idea. I have used 2 practice labs. IUPUI in Indianapolis (stay away fr
om
> that one, it is messy and have non working equipment). University Of
> California Extension Santa Cruz (excellent equipment, and you are not allowed
to
> mess with the cables at the back) in Santa Clara just like in the real lab.
The
> lab engineer is a great guy too.
>
> Andrew Short wrote:
>
> > I would look into a 2-3 day stint at one of the Cisco practice labs.
> > They're $500 a day, very realistic rack (from a testing standpoint),
> > completely hands on, and the freedom to do just about anything you want to
> > do with the equipment.
> >
> > I was critical of some things in the there until I took the real lab and
> > saw how close it was. They give you scenarios to work on but you can use
> > those or bring your own.
> >
> > Anyone else use the practice labs?
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Chuck Church wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone,
> > >
> > > I'm contemplating renting a simulator for a month, with my lab being
> > > about 6 weeks away. Does anyone have one they'd like to rent or know of
a
> > > place renting them? I've been in contact with Merge Technologies -
> > > http://www.mergetech.com/new2000af_description.htm , but I'm a little
> > > hesitant about the $350/month price. Is there anything cheaper that
> > > supports S/T interfaces?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Chuck Church
> > > CCNP, CCDP, MCNE, MCSE
> > > Sr. Network Engineer
> > > Magnacom Technologies
> > > 140 N. Rt. 303
> > > Valley Cottage, NY 10989
> > > 845-267-4000 x218
> > >
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