From: Richard Dumoulin (Richard.Dumoulin@vanco.fr)
Date: Sun Sep 05 2004 - 16:21:22 GMT-3
Well my opinion is that most people (me included) fail due to non core
topics !
--Richard
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Grant Stevenson [mailto:grant.h.stevenson@virgin.net]
Envoyi : Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:09 PM
@ : Scott Morris; 'Jonathan R. Charles'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Objet : Re: The 2500 problem...
I agree,
The core of my home lab is based on the 2500. I posted a question earlier
on regarding what IOS to get to use IPV6, and got a good response.
Mind you I have not tried loading it yet!
I had a major worry that I would miss my opportunity to pass this exam if
IPV6 was introduced, as I have not spent much time on it (too busy doing the
other stuff).
But I have come to the conclusion if Cisco try to introduce this as a core
topic, I suspect most companies would stop their employees taking the lab.
It is not being used, except by ISP's, and if Cisco really tried hammering
this topic, I seriously suspect that most vendor's would tell them to stick
it.
This does not mean we should not study the topic, but when it appears, I
suspect it will be worth a couple of points, and if you cover the basics,
you should be able to cover it. If they decide to push it as a main core,
then I suspect more of us will fail the damn exam, and get seriously
disheartened for a few months until we get up to speed. Again it's all
about perspective!
These are my personal opinions, so please do not try to hang me (just yet!
:-)).
Regards Grant
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
To: "'Jonathan R. Charles'" <jrcdehc@ameritech.net>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 5:10 PM
Subject: RE: The 2500 problem...
> I don't believe your 2600 code will work on a 2500! Besides, the images
for
> a 2600, even if the core is the same, require more RAM than a 2500 can
> handle!
>
> I wouldn't say they're obsolete at all! The 2500 will still run code that
> supports ALL of the core CCIE topics, and most other things. In the grand
> scheme of things, how much IPv6 do you think will be on the lab? It's not
> one of the hot core topics.
>
> Perhaps some day it will be, not not any time in the near future. (This
is
> one of those logical/plausible things)
>
> So while your other lab sounds pretty damned cool, you can stick with the
> tactile pleasures you have now and not worry about spending too much money
> on it!
>
>
> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, CISSP,
> JNCIP, et al.
> IPExpert CCIE Program Manager
> IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
> swm@emanon.com/smorris@ipexpert.net
> http://www.ipexpert.net
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan R. Charles
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 12:44 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: The 2500 problem...
>
> OK, checking Cisco's site, it appears the 2500 is about to become a great
> door stopper.
>
>
>
> With the introduction of 12.2T on the lab and IPv6 just around the corner,
> my stack of 2500s is about to become useless.
>
>
> Cisco does have a release of 12.2T for the 2500, but it is IP Only (and IP
> Plus and some other releases that don't cut it). I don't want to have to
> toss this stack and replace it with 2600/3600s (I don't have the money,
and
> to be quite honest, I like being married).
>
>
>
> Now, I am in much better shape than most people, as I have access to a lab
> that would knock most people's socks off (it has about $20 Million worth
of
> equipment, everything from 1700s all the way up to 12000s and more voice
> crap than anyone would want to get near). But there is something about
> looking at your rack, seeing the way it is cabled, the tactile feedback of
> watching lights blink and getting shocked by it when you touch it.
>
>
>
> My current lab consists of:
>
> 2501
>
> 2501
>
> 2509
>
> 2521
>
> 2525
>
> 2525
>
> 2524
>
> 2610
>
> 3550
>
> 804
>
> 501
>
>
>
>
>
> What are my options?
>
>
>
> I was debating on trying something psychotic, like trying to load a 2610
> image on one of the 2500s just to see if it blows up. (I believe the core
> code of both is the same.)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Jonathan Charles
>
>
>
> SBC
>
>
>
> CCNP/CCDP, NNCSE, NNCSS, MCSE
>
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