From: R. Scott King (scking@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Oct 08 2001 - 14:48:41 GMT-3
Alex,
The customer base is large, but you'll have to draw your own conclusions
about whether the track is worth following. I really don't want to get an
ATM vs. ? debate going here.
I thought the WAN track was easier 'cause:
1. It's all ATM and IP, with this emphasis on ATM.
2. The three switches (BPX, MGX, IPX) have similar commands.
3. I work with these devices regularly.
The drawbacks are obvious:
1. Unless you work with the equipment you can't get hands-on experience.
With what these switches cost, you ain't gonna be building no home lab.
2. Cisco Wan Manager is part of the requirements, and it only runs on a
decently powered Sun box.
This track is definitely not for everyone. It is for people who work with
ATM on Stratacom series switches--a small portion of the networking
community.
On the plus side, even Scott Morris passed the WAN CCNA ;-)
Scott King
-----Original Message-----
From: Alexandros Sichlimiris [mailto:alexandross@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 11:35 AM
To: scking@cisco.com; Groupstudy
Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Book
By the way, I was thinking of following that track too
and I wanted to know how does it compare to the R&S
ccna,ccnp and also if it is worth it (I mean regarding
cisco's commitment to these products and customer
base)
Alex
--- "R. Scott King" <scking@cisco.com> wrote:
> Oh, right--forgot about that one. Unfortunately it
> only covers to the CCNA
> level. I used this book to get my WAN CCNA and then
> I was on my own for
> CCNP. Luckily Cisco has some course material for
> the CCNP level stuff that
> I was able to use.
>
> Scott King
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Alexandros Sichlimiris
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:07 PM
> To: R. Scott King; Wright, Jeremy; Groupstudy
> Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Book
>
>
> Hello,
>
> regarding the Stratacom series switches:
> http://www.ciscopress.com/book.cfm?series=2&book=117
>
> ISBN: 157870104X
>
> Alex
> --- "R. Scott King" <scking@cisco.com> wrote:
> > Jeremy,
> >
> > This isn't a great book for preparing for the CCIE
> > (written or lab). That
> > said, however, I own this book and reference it
> > frequently as my job is
> > almost exclusively ATM and DSL. If you want the
> > high-level view the CCIE
> > requires, get a different book. If you need to
> know
> > ATM much more in depth
> > Pildush is great.
> >
> > Ironically though, the book doesn't talk much
> about
> > the Stratacom series of
> > ATM switches (our main ATM products). I don't
> know
> > of a book that does.
> >
> > Scott King
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> > Wright, Jeremy
> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 1:09 PM
> > To: 'ccielab@groupstudy.com'
> > Subject: CCIE Lab Book
> >
> >
> > Cisco ATM Solutions
> > Galina Diker Pildush, CCIE
> >
> > Anybody have comments on this book or any
> > suggestions (books) for studying
> > ATM?
> > **Please
> > read:http://www.groupstudy.com/list/posting.html
> > Having trouble posting? Read:
> > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/posting.html
> >
>
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