From: kym blair (kymblair@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:40:02 GMT-3
Steve,
You make a good point ... the Cat 6500 can be configured in either "hybrid"
or "native" mode (requires the installation of different IOS, so you don't
just toggle back and forth).
When configured as hybrid mode, the switch uses standard set-based IOS and
the MSFC is an IOS-based router with VLAN interfaces. When configured as
"native" mode, the switch and MSFC are controlled from one IOS-based console
with FastEthernet (or GigaEthernet) interfaces (like the 3550).
Most people prefer hybrid mode because you can bulk-program ports rather
than repeat the commands over and over for each FastEthernet interface.
Imagine "show config" for a router with 192+ FastEthernet interfaces. Also,
in Hybrid mode you can "show port" and get a short summary.
I assumed the Lab would want a Cat 6500 to test candidates in Hybrid mode.
Kym
>From: "Steven Ridder" <saridder@hotmail.com>
>To: kymblair@hotmail.com, JA_WRIGHT@admworld.com, ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Re: To dump the cat 5k or not
>Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 23:19:45 -0400
>
>There will never be Cat 6K's in the lab (at least not in the next year or
>w) because the 3550 does the same as the Cat6k in native mode, and it
>cheaper. I heard it from Steve barnes, the CCIE procotor himself say it.
>He's even an admin of this list, so if I say something wrong, he; correct
>me as he's done in the past :)/
>
>Steve
>
>
>From: "kym blair" <kymblair@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "kym blair" <kymblair@hotmail.com>
>To: JA_WRIGHT@admworld.com, ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Re: To dump the cat 5k or not
>Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 21:26:53 +0000
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>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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>> Jeremy Wright
>> Network Analyst
>> Archer Daniels Midland
>> ja_wright@admworld.com
>> (217)451-4063
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