From: Jojo jojo (barrerj1@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:33:41 ART
The voice lab has a Cat 6503 so I'm pretty sure they can be included in
other tracks too.
JoJoB
>From: Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>
>To: Mark Lasarko <mlasarko@co.ba.md.us>, ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Re: Studying with four or more switches
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:25:36 -0700 (PDT)
>
>It should not make much difference - I mean most
>networks today are following a Cisco's Access -
>Distribution - Core Design model or some spin-off and
>mostly everyone should have read a SAFE Design article
>by now with newer models like the Enterprise Edge and
>the Server Farm, etc.
>
>So...
>
>Oh yeah, and CCNP-level books on practical studies
>include as many as 6 switches...
>
>So really...
>
>A CCIE should at least be able to top a CCNP...
>
>So the biggest issue is cost of a home lab...
>
>Personally - I throw in a new switch every time a good
>bargain comes around on ebay... So...
>
>I'm surprised the CCIE Lab has not incorporated either
>45xx or 65xx switches by now...
>
>Cisco did ask about a CCIE in Switching lately...
>
>So who knows...
>
>--- Mark Lasarko <mlasarko@co.ba.md.us> wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > I just wanted to say that the first few real labs I
> > ever did included a chain of five switches. I still
> > keep a similar setup for some of my team and desktop
> > support staff whom are heavily involved in
> > switching, or wish to become so. There are no
> > routers in this rack, just L2 toys :) It is a bit
> > more elaborate these days in regards to the
> > hardware, but this is (still) CCNA/CCNP track
> > material here. I can't imagine a CCIE candidate who
> > has not spent time with 4 (or more) switches trying
> > to break stuff???
> >
> > I tried to joke a bit in response to this in a
> > previous post, but honestly they could throw a 5500
> > in the mix and I would welcome it. Why? because this
> > journey has as much to do with experience and being
> > able to make sense of what would seem otherwise...
> >
> > Indeed, there are some new features on the horizon,
> > but not many that do not exist on the (other |
> > additional) rack gear you'll see on lab day if you
> > have the basics down cold.
> >
> > Furthermore, I know of at least two vendors who
> > consistently use examples of more than two switches,
> > and have so for many years. It goes back to
> > understanding.
> >
> > This may be the furthest I have ever gone out of my
> > way to overstate the obvious, but when conjecture,
> > speculation, and "odds" defy the very logic we need,
> > it is time to go back to the basics.
> >
> > R&S or S&W - does it matter which comes first?
> > Let us embrace this and not let it throw us for a
> > loop.
> > (no pun intended)
> >
> > I hope the proctors are enjoying our banter :)
> >
> > Peace out y'all.
> > ~M
> >
> >
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