From: Nick Shah (nshah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 23:12:53 GMT-3
Thats prolly true in Australia. But I was told that the call costs + install
costs are higher in the US, to an extent making the USD1300-1400 (about 3k
AUD)spent towards buying and ISDN simulator appear a cheaper option.
I have done the same as you have done. (I too live in Sydney, and I will end
up spending prolly the same amount as you).
Nick S.
Network Engr.
Connect Internet Solutions (AAPT)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Sinclair" <sinclairj@powertel.com.au>
To: "'Denise Donohue'" <fradendon@comcast.net>;
<Sam.MicroGate@usa.telekom.de>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: ISDN Simulator or 2901 switch
> All,
>
> Although this advice is somewhat correct I would reiterate that ISDN is an
> excellent investment. Rather than purchase an ISDN switch for say $3k I
> rented an ISDN link from my local Telco (2 B channels) and dialled
> back-to-back. This cost me around $700 all told with call costs, etc. I
> would recommend this approach to others. This let me practise and study
ISDN
> every day as opposed to a once off couple of weeks on an on-line rack.
This
> was just my thoughts.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jason Sinclair CCIE #9100
> Manager, Network Support Group
> POWERTEL
> Ground Level, 55 Clarence Street,
> SYDNEY NSW 2000
> AUSTRALIA
> office: + 61 2 8264 3820
> mobile: + 61 416 105 858
> * sinclairj@powertel.com.au
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denise Donohue [mailto:fradendon@comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2002 09:26
> To: Sam.MicroGate@usa.telekom.de; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: ISDN Simulator or 2901 switch
>
> This is just my opinion (and notice that there are no
> numbers after my
> name!), but I haven't gotten an ISDN simulator or a Cat5K,
> or a 3920. The
> majority of the exam is on routers, and it is important to
> have those. You
> also need a switch that can do VLANs. But I've taken the
> money I would have
> spent on ISDN and a Cat5, and rented time on online racks
> instead. If you
> get one that has ISDN, ATM, 3920 and Cat5 (I use
> www.routopia.com) then you
> can practice everything for weeks, and come out ahead
> money-wise. For
> practice scenarios where you really need a dialup
> connection, I just use
> aux-to-aux.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On
> Behalf Of
> Sam.MicroGate@usa.telekom.de
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 2:06 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: ISDN Simulator or 2901 switch
>
>
> I am trying to buy some equipments for my lab and I have a
> limited budget.
> My question to you, which one should I buy ISDN Simulator or
> 2901 switch? I
> need both of them to finish up labs and scenarios but I
> cannot do so. I have
> to buy only one piece of those. Thanks for your bright
> ideas.
>
> Elsayed Mohamed
> Sr. Network Consultant
> Microgateds, Inc.
> 732-936-4413
>
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