From: kym blair (kymblair@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Jul 05 2002 - 18:26:53 GMT-3
Jeremy,
My personal recommendation is to keep the Catalyst 5000, for three reasons:
(1) Even if you shell out the $2,000+ to get a 3550 (EMI), it would be nice
to have the 5000 to do spanning tree, ISL/DOT1Q trunking, and VTP
client/server/transparent, and Fast EtherChannel practice between. In fact,
it'd be great to have three switches so you can really see transparent mode
working.
(2) Some day the Catalyst 6000 will be in the lab. Most of the 6000
set-based commands are the same on the 5000 as on the 6000.
(3) In the real world, 5000 and 6000 switches are very common and you can
test things at home before implementing them on your production network.
Prices have already dropped out on the 5000, so keeping it won't cost you
much now. One exception, if you have an RSM in your 5000, you can still get
$2,000+ for it and might want to dump it quickly.
IMHO, Kym
>From: "Wright, Jeremy" <JA_WRIGHT@admworld.com>
>Reply-To: "Wright, Jeremy" <JA_WRIGHT@admworld.com>
>To: "'ccielab@groupstudy.com'" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: To dump the cat 5k or not
>Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 15:47:44 -0500
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>im sure eveyone on this list is aware or should be aware of the recent
>changes in the lab (protocols and hardware). im getting a 3550 and i still
>have the cat 5k. i know the cat 5k is being removed but would it be a good
>move to keep it since i will need interfaces to trunk to?
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