From: Tom Larus (tlarus@cox.net)
Date: Fri Jun 13 2003 - 12:49:53 GMT-3
Yes. It is really not a big change, except for the IOS change, which was due, in my opinion.
The 3700s are not a big change from 3600s, and their introduction should help drive down the price of used 3600s, which will serve as good substitutes in our own labs.
Unlike dropping the Cat 5000 from the lab, this equipment change will not cause most of us to lose much money, because not many of us had 3600s in our home labs, anyway.
(I lost a bundle on my Cat 5000, but it served its purpose.)
Personally, I am overjoyed, because I have been preparing a little book of lab scenarios and explanations based on 12.2. I was worried that Cisco might make a dramatic change that would require additional equipment or otherwise limit the usefulness of my labs.
Tom Larus, CCIE #10,014
>
> From: "Charles Church" <cchurch@wamnet.com>
> Date: 2003/06/13 Fri AM 07:53:59 EDT
> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Subject: RE: Lab Changes Coming
>
> Honestly, the change from 3600 to 3700 is probably less significant than the
> 2500 to 2600 switch a little while ago. I'd be more concerned with the
> change to 12.2. We all know what a PDLM is, right???
>
> Chuck Church
> CCIE #8776, MCNE, MCSE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> David Prall
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:47 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Lab Changes Coming
>
>
> nobody@groupstudy.com <mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com> wrote:
> > I guess they put the 3700 series in because the 3640 is EOL. Gotta
> > make people buy the expensive stuff so they can rave about it to
> > future customers.
> >
> I think it is because of the CCIE Voice. The 3725 is on the list of
> equipment there. And why not put one in every rack so that any of them
> can be used for any of the labs.
>
> David
>
> --
> David C Prall dcp@dcptech.com http://dcp.dcptech.com
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